MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to sign a deal to sell 50 new jet engines to Iran for the Islamic Republic's air force during his visit to Tehran, a Russian newspaper ...
What You Need to Know: In the 1990s, the U.S. acquired 21 MiG-29 fighters from Moldova to prevent their sale to Iran and to study advanced Soviet aviation technology. The MiG-29, known as the Fulcrum, ...
Russia’s MiG-29 fighter was more than capable of matching America’s F-16 Fighting Falcon and similar aircraft—but the Kremlin failed to keep it relevant over time.