MiG-29 redirects here. For other uses, see MiG-29 (disambiguation).MiG-29

A Russian Air Force MiG-29SGeneral informationType Air superiority fighter, multirole fighterNational origin Soviet UnionDesigner MikoyanStatus In servicePrimary users Russian Aerospace ForcesIndian Air ForceBangladesh Air ForceUzbekistan Air and Air Defence ForcesUkrainian Air ForceNumber built >1,600[1]HistoryManufactured 1981–presentIntroduction date August 1983First flight 6 October 1977Variants Mikoyan MiG-29MMikoyan MiG-29KMikoyan MiG-35The Mikoyan MiG-29 (Russian: Микоян МиГ-29; NATO reporting name: Fulcrum) is a twin-engine fighter aircraft designed in the Soviet Union. Developed by the Mikoyan design bureau as an air superiority fighter during the 1970s, the MiG-29, along with the larger Sukhoi Su-27, was developed to counter U.S. fighters such as the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle and the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon.[2] The MiG-29 entered service with the Soviet Air Forces in 1983.