There have been a lot of "firsts" in Sioux City's aviation history. This week, a rare Russian fighter jet touched down here ...

The aircraft’s engines can produce approximately 37,000 lbs of thrust. The MiG-29K can reach speeds of up to 1,500 miles and has an operational range of approximately 950 miles.

Operational History and Future. 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.. The aircraft ...

The Yak-40 flying laboratory, operated by the Siberian Aeronautical Research Institute (SibNIA) and named after S.A.

Not only was it the engine for the MiG-31, the most important interceptor aircraft in the Soviet armed forces at the time, but it was also the engine selected for the experimental Su-47 ...

MiG-31 jets fly over Red Square during the Victory Day parade in Moscow on May 9, 2018. A MiG-31 is reported to have crashed into the Pacific Ocean. YURI KADOBNOV/AFP via Getty Images ...

24/7 Wall St. Insights: The most widely flown Russian aircraft is not actually any single MiG fighter jet, instead it’s the Mi-8/17/171 Hip-H family of helicopters The Mi-8 series was originally ...

Ukraine destroyed a Russian MiG-31 jet and two cargo planes in an attack on a military airfield deep inside Russia earlier this month, according to Ukrainian media. A further five Russian aircraft ...

Pakistan, for its part, claims it shot down five planes and at least one drone: three Rafale fighter jets, one MIG-29 fighter aircraft, one Su-30 fighter jet and one Heron drone.

24/7 Wall St. Insights: India has the largest fleet of MiG fighter jets outside of Russia Through constant upgrades and innovation MiGs have remained relevant since their beginning in the 1940s ...