MIG-29K
FIGHTERS - DEFENCE & SECURITY
News:
Russia's MiG-29K Aircraft
Carrier Fighter Is No Joke
What's
in the news?
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India ordered MiG-29Ks with the purchase
of the Vikramaditya in 2004. In 2009, Russia ordered 24 MiG-29Ks to help
replace its aging fleet of Su-33s.
MiG-29K
Fighters:
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MIG is a twin-engine, multirole fighter jet, developed by Soviet Russia in
the 1970s.
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Mikoyan MiG-29K is a Russian all-weather
carrier-based multirole fighter aircraft developed by the Mikoyan Design
Bureau.
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The Indian
Navy is the world’s only organisation which operates the MiG-29K fighter
aircraft acquired from Russia.
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Air
to Air missile.
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Along with anti-ship and anti-radar
operations.
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Has ground strike precision guided
weapons.