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Russian Navy Naval Aviation Pilots Learn to Operate MiG-29K/KUB Multirole Fighter Jets

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Russian Navy Naval Aviation Pilots Learn to Operate MiG-29K/KUB Multirole Fighter Jets
 
Russian naval aviation pilots are currently learning to operate advanced MiG-29K/KUB (NATO reporting name: Fulcrum-D) multipurpose fighter jets, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said during a conference call on Wednesday. "The construction of a ground training facility continues in the city of Yeysk [in the Krasnodar Territory in southwest Russia] to teach flight personnel to operate them [MiG-29K/KUB fighter jets]"
     
Russian naval aviation pilots are currently learning to operate advanced MiG-29K/KUB (NATO reporting name: Fulcrum-D) multipurpose fighter jets, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said during a conference call on Wednesday. "The construction of a ground training facility continues in the city of Yeysk [in the Krasnodar Territory in southwest Russia] to teach flight personnel to operate them [MiG-29K/KUB fighter jets]"
The MiG-29K is a naval variant of the MiG-29 Fulcrum fighter jet
Picture: Mig
     
It was reported earlier that the ship-based aviation training complex in Yeysk was scheduled to start functioning by the end of the first quarter of 2016. The training facility started its work as early as the autumn of 2014 but was only partly functional, according to military reports.

The MiG aircraft maker, part of the United Aircraft-Manufacturing Corporation, and the Russian Defense Ministry signed a contract in February 2012 for the delivery of 20 MiG-29K one-seat and four MiG-29KUB two-seat fighter jets.

The MiG-29K/KUB ship-based multipurpose fighter jets are designed to defend ship groups from air attacks and deliver strikes against ground and sea targets using a wide range of munitions, including precision weapons.
     
Russian naval aviation pilots are currently learning to operate advanced MiG-29K/KUB (NATO reporting name: Fulcrum-D) multipurpose fighter jets, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said during a conference call on Wednesday. "The construction of a ground training facility continues in the city of Yeysk [in the Krasnodar Territory in southwest Russia] to teach flight personnel to operate them [MiG-29K/KUB fighter jets]"
The MiG-29K is a naval variant of the MiG-29 Fulcrum fighter jet, and has folding wings
Picture: Mig
     
The MiG-29K/KUB fighter jets have an increased fuel tank volume and a flight refueling system. The fighter jets can refuel other aircraft in the air using the PAZ-1MK refueling system. The MiG-29K/KUB fighter jets are powered by two RD-33MK engines with take-off thrust of 9,000 kgf.

The MiG-29K/KUB fighter jets are furnished with the Zhuk-M shipborne radar with a slot array antenna. The MiG-29K/KUB fighter jets have a maximum speed of 2,200 km/h (1,367 mph) and a ferry range of 2,000 kilometers (1,243 miles) without an external fuel tank.

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