Mikoyan MiG-29M
| MiG-29M | |
|---|---|
| A Russian MiG-29M2 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Multirole fighter |
| National origin | Russia |
| Manufacturer | United Aircraft Corporation |
| Designer | |
| Status | In service |
| Primary users | Egyptian Air Force |
| History | |
| Introduction date | 2017 |
| First flight | 24 December 2011 |
| Developed from | Mikoyan MiG-29K |
| Variant | Mikoyan MiG-35 |
The Mikoyan MiG-29M (Russian: Микоян МиГ-29M; NATO reporting name: Fulcrum-E) is a Russian multirole fighter that first flew in 2005. The unified platform that is the MiG-29 is now comprised by the MiG-29M and a naval carrier variant, the MiG-29K. A direct predecessor of the MiG-29M, sometimes known informally as the "MiG-33", was developed by the Mikoyan design bureau in the mid-1980s.