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All-weather carrier-based multirole fighter
Mikoyan MiG-29K is a all-weather carrier-based multirole fighter originating in Soviet Union / Russia. It was built by Mikoyan. Reported operators include Indian Navy Russian Navy.
Soviet Union / RussiaAll-weather carrier-based multirole fighter
Soviet Union / Russia
Mikoyan
In service
Indian Navy Russian Navy
89
2005–present
19 February 2010 (India)
23 July 1988 ( 1988-07-23 )
MiG-29M
Mikoyan MiG-35
1
17.3 m (56 ft 9 in)
11.99 m (39 ft 4 in)
4.4 m (14 ft 5 in)
45 m 2 (480 sq ft)
12,000 kg (26,455 lb)
18,550 kg (40,896 lb)
24,500 kg (54,013 lb)
2 × Klimov RD-33MK afterburning turbofan engines, 52.96 kN (11,905 lbf) thrust each dry, 88.3 kN (19,840 lbf) with afterburner
2,200 km/h (1,400 mph, 1,200 kn) / Mach 2 + at high altitude
1,500 km/h (930 mph, 810 kn) / M1.21
2,000 km (1,200 mi, 1,100 nmi) at high altitude
850 km (530 mi, 460 nmi)
2,000 km (1,200 mi, 1,100 nmi) internals
17,500 m (57,400 ft)
330 m/s (65,000 ft/min) initial
1 × 30 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1 autocannon with 150 rounds
9 × including the ones on multi-lock bomb carriers with a capacity of up to 4,500 kilograms (9,900 lb) of stores, with provisions to carry combinations of: Rockets: S-5 S-8 S-24 Missiles: Air-to-air missiles : 8 × R-73 E 6 x RVV-AE Astra (Indian Navy) Air-to-surface missile : Rampage (Indian Navy) Anti-ship missiles : 4 x Kh-31 A/AD 4 x Kh-35 U/UE 4 x NASM-MR (Indian Navy) Anti-radiation missiles : 4 x Kh-31 P/PD Bombs: 4 x KAB-500KR TV-guided bombs 4 x KAB-500L laser-guided bombs Khagantak-243 (Indian Navy)
+ 8
442 kg/m 2 (91 lb/sq ft)
0.98
S-5 S-8 S-24
Air-to-air missiles : 8 × R-73 E 6 x RVV-AE Astra (Indian Navy) Air-to-surface missile : Rampage (Indian Navy) Anti-ship missiles : 4 x Kh-31 A/AD 4 x Kh-35 U/UE 4 x NASM-MR (Indian Navy) Anti-radiation missiles : 4 x Kh-31 P/PD
4 x KAB-500KR TV-guided bombs 4 x KAB-500L laser-guided bombs Khagantak-243 (Indian Navy)
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 17.3 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Mikoyan MiG-29K equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
IndiaNaval Aviation exact named equipment holdings: MiG-29K Fulcrum. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / FTR. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Reported count for Mikoyan MiG-29K · MiG-29K / Mikoyan MiG-29K · MiG-29KUB. Service scope: Naval Air Arm; does not replace a national total. 2 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): in service: 34 / in service: 6. Origin: Russia. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
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