The German government has approved a Polish request to hand over five Mikoyan MiG-29 “Fulcrum” fighters to Ukraine that had previously been operated by the German Air Force.

The German Defense Ministry on Thursday confirmed that Berlin allowed Warsaw to transfer to Ukraine five MiG-29 fighter jets that Poland had received from the stockpiles of former East Germany.

Germany inherited 24 MiG-29 jets from the German Democratic Republic, or GDR, also widely known as East Germany, during reunification in 1990. At the time, the aircraft were seen as among the most ...

Germany inherited 24 MiG-29 jets from the East German GDR during reunification in 1990. At the time, the aircraft were seen as among the most advanced fighter jets in the world. In 2004, Berlin ...

Former East German MiG-29 pilot Johann Köck noted that “the radar had reliability and lookdown/shootdown problems, hence its poor discrimination between targets flying in formation, ...

Poland's formal request to Germany for permission to send five Cold War-era MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine has been given the green light, the German Defense Ministry confirmed on Thursday.

Germany inherited 24 MiG-29 jets from the East German GDR during reunification in 1990. At the time, the aircraft were seen as among the most advanced fighter jets in the world. In 2004, Berlin ...

For starters, the Mig-29 was designed with a ridiculously short combat range of just 1,300 miles (2,100 km) ... But the former East-German Air Force had a few as well, ...

Former East German MiG-29 pilot Johann Köck noted that “the radar had reliability and lookdown/shootdown problems, hence its poor discrimination between targets flying in formation, ...

A German donation of MiG-29 parts and a potential Slovak gift of its old jets could sustain the Ukrainian air force for a few months. But if the war drags into 2023, Kyiv probably is going to need ...