MiG-29

Introduction and improvements

Refined versions of the MiG-29 with improved avionics were fielded by the Soviet Union, but Mikoyan's multirole variants, including a carrier-based version designated MiG-29K, were never produced in large numbers. Development of the MiG-29K version for use in aircraft carriers, was suspended for over a decade before being resumed. The type went into service with the Indian Navy's INS Vikramaditya, INS Vikrant, and Russian Navy's Kuznetsov class aircraft carriers. Mikoyan also developed improved versions MiG-29M and MiG-29SMT.