MiG-29K

Service And Conflict Use

1. Jun 23, 1988

   First Flight

   The MiG-29K first flew on 23 June 1988 as a navalized derivative of the MiG-29 family.

   Sources: Mikoyan MiG-29K

2. Feb 19, 2010

   Indian Navy Service

   The Indian Navy accepted the MiG-29K into frontline carrier aviation service as its first modern deck fighter family.

   Sources: Mikoyan MiG-29K

3. Nov 14, 2016

   Syria Deployment

   USNI reported MiG-29K aircraft as part of Admiral Kuznetsov's carrier air group during the Mediterranean deployment tied to Russia's Syria campaign.

   Sources: Russian Carrier MiG-29K Fighter Crashes in Mediterranean

MiG-29K Images

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