The published footage captures the combat work of a Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jet and the explosion following the strike of an ...

The jet is shorter and has a smaller wingspan than the MiG-29 — it is 49 feet 5 inches long and 32 feet 8 inches wide. It's also a considerably lighter aircraft, weighing 19,700 pounds when empty.

Ukraine’s Air Force has shared footage of its aircraft striking Russian kamikaze drones. Source: press service of the Air ...

The MiG-29 and Su-27 were the Soviet Union's iconic fighter jets of the Cold War, but these dogfighters served sometimes very different purposes in the skies.

MIG-29 fighter jets of the Polish Air Force take part in a NATO shielding exercise at the Lask Air Base on October 12, 2022 in Lask, Poland. Omar Marques—Getty Images.

Mikoyan MIG-29 fighter jets of the Polish Air Force take part in a NATO shielding exercise at the Lask Air Base on October 12, 2022 in Lask, Poland.

What You Need to Know: The Mikoyan MiG-29 (NATO reporting name “Fulcrum”), a twin-engine air superiority fighter, entered service with the Soviet Union in 1983 to counter U.S. fighters like ...

Russian-made MiG-29 fighter jets fly near the Malacky Air Base, near Malacky, Slovakia, August 27, 2022. REUTERS/David W Cerny/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab.

Slovakia has said it would provide its Soviet-made MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine, and has called on allies to do the same. "I think it's time to make a decision. People in Ukraine are dying.

Truly Lightweight and Maneuverable. The MiG-29 was one of the first Soviet aircraft designs to extensively use lightweight aluminum-titanium alloys, reducing overall weight and complexity.

Poland will send MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine, with the first four aircraft expected to arrive in Kyiv in the coming days. AFP via Getty Images. On Tuesday, ...

Associated Press. WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s president said Thursday that his country plans to give Ukraine around a dozen MiG-29 fighter jets, which would make it the first NATO member to ...