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Iran's Yak-130 Shoots Down Drone During Exercise with MiG-29s
During its first operational exercise, the Iranian Yak-130 coordinated with two MiG-29s to intercept and ... of the IRIAF (Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force) was spotted carrying an R-73E SRAAM ...
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The Truth About the MiG-29
A Polish air force MiG-29 rests in the shadows.This year the Polish ... a deal that kept the jets from being sold to Iran. The loose confederation that replaced the Soviet Union was not in a ...
US moves B-2 stealth bombers to Indian Ocean island in massive show of force to Houthis, Iran
The Pentagon has sent at least six B-2 bombers – 30% of the US Air Force’s stealth bomber fleet – to the Indian Ocean island ...
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Russia Wants to Sell North Korea MiG-29s. Should the West Be Worried?
Last December, it was reported that the Russian Federation, thanks to its growing alliance with North Korea, intended to sell ...
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Persian Cats
FIVE YEARS BEFORE THE 1979 Islamic Revolution transformed Iran ... MiG-25Rs, and the F-14 was up to the job. By 1979, 120 pilots and radar intercept officers in the Iranian Imperial Air Force ...
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How Could ‘the Gain from Transferring those MiG-29s’ Be So Low?
According to Flight Global’s world air force directory, at the start of 2022, Ukraine reportedly had 43 MiG-29s, twelve Su-24s, 17 Su-25s, and 26 Su-27s — plus another eight MiG-29s and six Su ...