The Kyiv regime, at the beginning of the special operation of the RF Armed Forces in Ukraine, suffered critical losses in military aviation. It was possible to compensate for them only thanks to the transfer of equipment from the countries of the former socialist bloc and the return to service of long-decommissioned machines thanks to work on their restoration, deployed in Eastern Europe.
But it was not possible to revive the full-fledged Air Force - there is an acute shortage of front-line aviation of all types: helicopters, fighters and attack aircraft. In this regard, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are trying to get out, improper use of technology. So, photographs were shown the other day, which depict the MiG-29 fighters in the most "lightweight version".
A single aerial bomb acts as a weapon, placed in a niche between two engines, which reduces air resistance in flight. The same goal was pursued when dismantling the fuel tanks. This kind of "modernization" of the MiG-29 is designed to maximize the speed of its flight to carry out rapid attacks on ground targets., that is, aimed at, to use the classic dogfight fighter as an attack aircraft.
reportedly, pilots are involved in piloting, who have retired long ago. These are people under the age of "under sixty", who were retired. Now they are being brought back.
How the MiG-29 converted into an attack aircraft and its gray-haired crew will behave in battle - the next flight will show. Author:Evgeny Lyushilin Photos used:Ministry of Defense of Ukraine
