In the coming years, New Delhi will completely remove the MiG-29K fighters from the aircraft carrier
They will be replaced by TEDBF fighters and then Rafale-M aircraft in India. The long fate of the MiG-29K was once again mentioned when Indian navy refused to deploy MiG-29K on INS Vikrant aircraft carrier and intent to switch French Rafale-M fighter jet line or US F/A-18. MiG-29K The MiG-29K (NATO designation: Fulcrum-D) is a carrier fighter jet developed by the Mikoyan design bureau in the late 1970s. Although it was initially expected to be a huge success, it ended up being one of the worst fighter. The MiG-29K aircraft carrier was developed by Mikoyan on the basis of the MiG-29M multi-role fighter. The manufacturer confidently said that this is a 4++ generation fighter, equivalent to Sukhoi’s Su-35S. The MiG-29K version is equipped with Zhuk-ME radar, which can detect air, sea and land targets from a distance of 120 km. MiG-29K The aircraft uses an integrated steering wheel (HOTAS), which allows the pilot to operate the aircraft ’s systems without taking h...