{
  "id": "mig-29",
  "name": "MiG-29 (Fulcrum)",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "air",
  "country": "RUS",
  "category": "Multirole fighter aircraft",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 1982,
  "operators": [
    "AZE",
    "BGD",
    "BGR",
    "BLR",
    "CUB",
    "DZA",
    "ERI",
    "IND",
    "IRN",
    "KAZ",
    "MMR",
    "MNG",
    "MYS",
    "PER",
    "POL",
    "PRK",
    "RUS",
    "SDN",
    "SRB",
    "SVK",
    "SYR",
    "TCD",
    "TKM",
    "UKR",
    "USA",
    "UZB"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 27,
  "summary": "The Mikoyan MiG-29 (Russian: Микоян МиГ-29; NATO reporting name: Fulcrum) is a twin-engine jet 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 new U.S.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Manufacturer",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "Mikoyan",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 1,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Performance: power plant/engine",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "2 x Kimov/Sakisov RD-33",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Performance: engine type",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "Turbofan",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Performance: engine power",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "49.42 kN (11,110 lbf) thrust each dry, 81.58 kN (18,340 lbf) with afterburner",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Performance: combat range, with external fuel",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "1,500 km",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Performance: combat range, with internal fuel",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "710.0 km",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Performance: ferry range",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "2900.0 km",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Performance: speed, maximum “g” force",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "9.0 g",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Performance: speed, maximum, at altitude",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "2,400 km/h",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Performance: speed, maximum, low or sea level",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "1,500 km/h",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Performance: takeoff run/landing roll",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "550 m/ 900 m",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Performance: vertical climb rate",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "330 m/s",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Performance: ceiling",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "18,000 m",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Hardpoint/Weapon Station 1: quantity",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "6.0 ea",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "armament",
      "v": "AA-8 APHID; bomb; rockets; rocket pack; B-8M1; AA-10 ALAMO; AA-11 ARCHER; AA-12 ADDER; AS-14 KEDGE; AS-17 KRYPTON; ZB-500; KMGU-2 (sub munition dispensers); Gsh-30-1",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [
    {
      "name": "AA-8 APHID",
      "role": "AAM",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "AAM"
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "bomb",
      "role": "Weapon",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {}
    },
    {
      "name": "rockets",
      "role": "Weapon",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Caliber": "130 mm"
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "rocket pack",
      "role": "Weapon",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {}
    },
    {
      "name": "B-8M1",
      "role": "Weapon",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Caliber": "80.0 mm"
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "AA-10 ALAMO",
      "role": "AAM",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "AAM"
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "AA-11 ARCHER",
      "role": "AAM",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "AAM"
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "AA-12 ADDER",
      "role": "AAM",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "AAM"
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "AS-14 KEDGE",
      "role": "ASM",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "ASM"
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "AS-17 KRYPTON",
      "role": "ASM",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "ASM"
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "ZB-500",
      "role": "napalm tank",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "napalm tank"
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "KMGU-2 (sub munition dispensers)",
      "role": "submunition dispensers",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "submunition dispensers"
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Gsh-30-1",
      "role": "canon",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "canon"
      }
    }
  ],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "MIG-29 \"Fulcrum A\"",
      "text": "Initial production version; entered service in 1983. NATO reporting name is \"Fulcrum-A\". The aircraft lacks a nuclear weapon delivery system and has initial production radar, ECM and IFF.",
      "src": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "MIG-29UB \"Fulcrum B\"",
      "text": "Twin seat training model. Infra-red sensor mounted only, no radar. NATO reporting code is \"Fulcrum-B\". Export variant had downgraded systems similar to MiG-29",
      "src": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "MIG-29S \"Fulcrum C\"",
      "text": "The MiG-29S, given the NATO reporting code \"Fulcrum-C\", features flight control system improvements; a total of four new computers provide better stability augmentation and controllability with an increase of 2° in angle of attack (AoA).",
      "src": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "MIG-29SE (Export Variant)",
      "text": "Export model of MiG-29S with slightly downgraded N-019ME radar with multiple target tracking ability and RVV-AE (R-77 missile) compatibility.",
      "src": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "MIG-29K/MIG-29KUB \"Fulcrum D\" (Carrier V",
      "text": "Naval variant based on MiG-29M, the letter \"K\" stands for \"Korabelnogo bazirovaniya\" (deck-based). It features folding wings, arrestor gear, and reinforced landing gear.",
      "src": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "MiG-29SM (Product 9.13M)",
      "text": "Similar to the 9.13, but with the ability to carry guided air-to-surface missiles and TV- and laser-guided bombs. NATO reporting code is \"Fulcrum-C\".",
      "src": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "MiG-29SM (SyAF)",
      "text": "For the Syrian Air Force, and based on the MiG-29SM, except the Syrian MiG-29SM uses the 9.12 airframe. RAC MiG developed a special variant for Syria.",
      "src": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "MiG-29G/MiG-29GT",
      "text": "East German MiG-29 / 29UB upgraded to NATO standards, with work done by MiG Aircraft Product Support GmbH (MAPS), a joint venture company form between MiG Moscow Aviation Production Association and DaimlerChrysler Aerospace in 1993.",
      "src": [
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    }
  ],
  "art": "fighter",
  "image": {
    "file": "mig-29.jpg",
    "thumb": "mig-29-thumb.jpg",
    "credit": "Faisal Akram from Dhaka, Bangladesh",
    "license": "CC BY-SA 2.0",
    "url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:36100_Bangladesh_Air_Force_MIG-29_and_Biman_Bangladesh_Airlines_Boeing_737-85R_S2-AFM_(8107468596).jpg",
    "title": "File:36100 Bangladesh Air Force MIG-29 and Biman Bangladesh Airlines Boeing 737-85R S2-AFM (8107468596).jpg"
  },
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Added photo (CC BY-SA 2.0)"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/mig-29.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-mig-29": {
      "title": "MiG-29 (Fulcrum) Russian Multirole Fighter Aircraft",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/MiG-29_Fulcrum_Russian_Multirole_Fighter_Aircraft",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}