While the performance of the MiG-29 is quite good, it isen't out of date yet. It still operates with more than a dozen nations and several thousand have and are continuing to be made. The only inferiority it really has to the F-15 is weapon payload (The F-15 carries about 10,000lbs more ordinance than a MiG-29). As for links, try some of these. http://www.flymig.com/aircraft/MiG-29/ http://www.air-attack.com/homepage.html http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/links-aircraft.htm

MiG-29 is not attack fighter, it's rather air-defense fighter. And if we're talking about air-defense purposes, then MiG-31 KICKS ASS. One MiG-31 can track an area about 800 km long and fire at ~12 targets at a time.

MiG-31: http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/russia/airdef/mig-31.htm MiG-29 http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/russia/airdef/mig-29.htm

MiG-31 represents a great improvement upon the world's fastest fighter (MiG-25 Foxbat, Mach 3.1 I think. Biggest drawback though, it didn't have a cannon. Or the best AAMs available. Equip one of those with an R-77 Adder and you've got yourself one badass plane). I've always had great respect for Russian aircraft. Do they still need to be led by a ground controller though, or have they fixed that?

>>>>Do they still need to be led by a ground controller though, or have they fixed that? Didn't get it, can you be more presice?

Most Russian/Soviet planes were dependant on a grouind controller for directions, whereas American aircraft were able to communicate with the other aircraft and coordinate themselves. The only Russian craft I've heard of able to do this is the MiG-31 (Can operate in groups of 5 planes). I'm not sure whether this is a trait of the older Russian planes or if the newer models have this fixed.

I think it's just bull - what you're talking, kalash. I'm sorry, but everything that can fly, float, etc can be oriented from satellites. It's XXI century.

CCCP: does Russia export the Mig 31, and if so, do you know which other countries are have it active in their airforces?

It's the same as to export Tu-160s. pretty stupid, ey.

No need for unwarranted hostility, CCCP. What I'm trying to say is that most Russian aircraft (With the exception of the Berkut, 1.44 and Foxhound, as far as I know) has been restricted to being led by a ground controller. I was wondering if newer Russian models have overcome and fixed this restriction. Also, to capitalist72, I don't think the Foxhound is exported, but it's close cousin (MiG-25 Foxbat) is exported to the following nations: Algeria Azerbaijan Belarus Bulgaria Commonwealth of Independant States Iraq Syria Ukraine