Mig-29KUB

During the 1990s the Mig-29K development was frozen due to economic turmoil throughout Russia, thereafter development was restarted since 2002. The Mig-29KUB is the two-seat version of the Mig-29K featuring exactly the same advanced characteristics of the single-seat model. The two-seat model is specially suitable for training and attack missions carrying precision guided weapons thanks to the increased workload capacity provided by the second crew member. The carrier-based Mig-29KUB two-seat aircraft has the same capabilities and performance of the Mig-29M2 multi-role aircraft. The first advanced Mig-29KUB aircraft entered service with the Indian Navy in 2008. In 2012 the Russian Navy ordered 24 Mig-29K (20) and Mig-29KUB (4) to support the aging Su-33 fleet onboard the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier. In January 2004, the Indian Navy purchased the Admiral Gorshkov carrier from Russia along with an important weapons package including both the Mig-29K and Mig-29KUB shipborne aircraft. Firm order included four Mig-29KUBs to be delivered from 2007 until 2009. There is an option for 30 additional aircraft until 2015. The Mig-29K and Mig-29KUB aircraft delivered to India from 2008 are the second generation to Mig-29 shipborne aircraft which entered service in the early 1990s. Mig-29K and Mig-29KUB along with the Mig-29M, Mig-29M2, Mig-35 and Mig-35D form the core of the next generation Mig-29 family aircraft. The upgraded Mig-29K and Mig-29KUB features at least 15 percent of composite material components within the airframe.

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