Russian navy signs for MiG-29K fighters
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Russian navy signs for MiG-29K fighters Russia has signed a contract to acquire 20 MiG-29K carrier-based fighters and four MiG-29KUB trainers. MiG confirmed on 29 February that defence minister Anatoly Serdyukov and MiG general director Sergei Korotkov had signed the contract. The value of the deal was not disclosed. Deliveries will be made between 2013 and 2015, with the aircraft to be operated from the Russian navy's lone carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, serving with its Northern Fleet based in Murmansk. The vessel currently operates Sukhoi Su-33 naval fighters. "The signature of this contract is a real step in fulfilling our...
Published on Sunday 27th of May 2012 10:33:01 AM
Russia to modernize 60 MiG-31 interceptors by 2020
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Russia to modernize 60 MiG-31 interceptors by 2020 The Russian Air Force will receive over 60 modernized MiG-31 Foxhound interceptor aircraft by 2020, the Defense Ministry said. A modernization contract was signed by the ministry and Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation in December last year. “We are planning to upgrade more than 60 MiG-31 interceptors to the MiG-31BM version by 2020,” Air Force spokesman Vladimir Drik said last week. Relatively few MiG-31s have been modernized to the MiG-31BM version since the heavy interceptor entered service with the Russian Air Force in 1982. The modernized version is fitted with upgraded avionics and...
Published on Sunday 27th of May 2012 10:33:01 AM
MiG-29 production enters transformation
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MiG-29 production enters transformation By Vladimir Karnozov RSK MiG is beginning to wind down production of its "classic" MiG-29 design, as it completes a final batch of the aircraft for Myanmar. The company's plants in Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod and Lukhovitsy will shift to producing the newer MiG-29K/KUB/M1/M2/35 unified platform. The manufacturer showed 24 classic airframes in the final assembly shop at its Moscow factory during a 3 August visit. The majority were incomplete examples for Myanmar, while two were Indian air force fighters undergoing modernisation to the MiG-29upg configuration. RSK MiG says three aircraft have been delivered to Myanmar, with...
Published on Sunday 27th of May 2012 10:33:01 AM
Will Russia's MiG abandon the Indian race?
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Will Russia's MiG abandon the Indian race? RIA Novosti military commentator Ilya Kramnik The Indian tender for 126 MMRCAs (medium multi-role combat aircraft) to replace its ageing MiG-21s was announced long ago, but only now is the real intrigue unfolding. Competition between two main rivals - the United States' F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and Russia's MiG-35 has been stiff. The intrigue heightened after Russia announced its MiG-35 would not be on display at an air show in Bangalore. Many experts took the absence of a "real live" MiG as a sign that Russia was pulling out of the race. Leading entries...
Published on Sunday 27th of May 2012 10:33:01 AM
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