Mikoyan MiG-29M

The MiG-29M, NATO reporting name Fulcrum-E, is a Russian multirole fighter that Mikoyan developed from the MiG-29 to give the type real ground-attack ability alongside its air-to-air role. A single-seat and a two-seat version were proposed in the mid 1980s, the project was shelved when military strategy shifted, and it later surfaced as the MiG-33 and the export MiG-29ME. The redesigned airframe uses aluminium-lithium alloy and carries far more internal fuel, with an inflight refuelling probe, Klimov RD-33MK engines, a Zhuk-ME radar and nine hardpoints. The current type first flew in 2005 and belongs to a unified family with the MiG-29K; Egypt ordered 46 in 2015 and Algeria 14, while the line also led on to the MiG-35.