Mikoyan MiG-29

The MiG-29, NATO name Fulcrum, is a twin-engine fighter developed by the Mikoyan bureau in the Soviet Union during the 1970s as an air-superiority fighter, built with the larger Sukhoi Su-27 to counter the American F-15 Eagle and F-16 Fighting Falcon. Detailed design of the MiG-29A began in 1974 and the first flight took place on 6 October 1977, with service entry in the Soviet Air Forces in 1983. Although first aimed at air combat, many have been fitted as multirole fighters with air-to-surface weapons, and later models gained improved engines, glass cockpits, modern radar and infrared search. Major variants include the MiG-29M and the naval MiG-29K, and the MiG-35 is its most advanced relative.