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Originally Posted by flynlion
Pretty cool. Has a MiG 29 ever won in air to air combat?
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No. In fact, the MiG-29 hasn't been used in any military action (dogfighting wise) in any sort. During the recent Russian Georgian dispute, I believe some MiG-29s were used to bomb a couple places.
But the sad news is that the MiG-29, isn't used much anymore by Russia and is being replaces by the larger MiG-35. They're both similar in looks, but the MiG-35 is a large build I believe? Somewhere I read, that the MiG-35 was/is in competition with Su's latest plane which I think is the Su-35... something? I can't remember the mark/designation off hand.
Thought the MiG-29 is still being regularly used by the smaller break away nations of the USSR. I think Germany uses the MiG-29 still, and so does Poland, Ukraine, and other Eastern European nations.
EDIT: Also, the MiG-35 is actually a bit longer in length than the MiG-29 and has Canards.