Mig 29

Iran’s Air Force receives batch of Russian MiG-29s

Their arrival underscores Tehran’s urgency to bolster its aerial capabilities amid regional tensions and after Operation Rising Lion

|ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Russia's MiG-29 jet fighters of the Strizhi (Swifts) and Su-30SM jet fighters of the Russkiye Vityazi (Russian Knights) aerobatic teams fly in formation during a military parade on Victory Day, marking the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in central Moscow, Russia
An Iranian fighter jet unveiled August 21, 2018

Iran loses one of its precious Mig-29s

Reports said the jet crashed near a “dormant volcano” and that it had fallen around nine in the morning. Search and rescue brigades were sent to find the pilot.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN