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IAF wants to accept Russian offer of 21 surplus MiG-29 fighters

These 21 fighters were built in the 1980s by Russian firm, RAC MiG, for the Russian Air Force, which eventually could not muster up the money to pay for them

The IAF’s existing 69 MiG-29s are currently undergoing a $900-million mid-life upgrade to the MiG-29UPG standard	Photo: Indian Air Force website
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The IAF’s existing 69 MiG-29s are currently undergoing a $900-million mid-life upgrade to the MiG-29UPG standard | Photo: Indian Air Force website

Ajai Shukla New Delhi
The under-strength Indian Air Force (IAF), already making do by extending the life of its MiG-29, Mirage 2000, and Jaguar fleet, is now evaluating an unexpected windfall from Moscow — for a brand new squadron of upgraded MiG-29 multi-role fighters.
 
These 21 fighters were built in the 1980s by Russian firm, RAC MiG, for the Russian Air Force, which eventually could not muster up the money to pay for them.
 
 For three decades, these aircraft have lain unused; their wings stored separate from their bodies. Now, the IAF has been invited to buy them at the price they

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