The upgraded MiG-29 smt was not carrying
an arms load when it crashed in a
deserted area of the astrican region
that borders the caspian sea. The defense
ministry's southern military district
was quoted as saying. The plane crashed due to equipment
failure interfax quoted an unnamed
source as saying.
The pilot was killed they added, according to the southern military
district the
smt was carrying out a training flight
at the ashulik firing range.
The Rent TV broadcaster reported that
the single-seat fighter crashed
immediately after takeoff/ an aerospace forces commission was sent
to the scene of the incident. The MiG-29 SMT is an upgraded MiG-29m variant
developed in 2005 with a redesigned
airframe and an electronic flight
control system.
Once cold war icons mig aircraft have
been plagued by reputational setbacks
amid embarrassing incidents and failure
to secure key export contracts after the
fall of the soviet union. The MiG-29 SMT crashed 36 hours after a
prototype of the illusion il minus 112
volts military transport plane crashed
during a test flight at an airfield
outside moscow killing all three crew on
board.
Su-24 Fighter jet crashes in Russia two
pilots eject safely. Su-24 fighter jet falls on its way to
repair facility for maintenance says
defense ministry statement. A russian Su-24 Fighter jet crashed on
friday in forest land near the city of
perm in russia. The country's defense
ministry said.
The plane was heading toward a repair
facility for maintenance when the
incident occurred. The ministry said in a
statement. The two pilots on board were ejected
safely and later found and hospitalized, both with broken arms it added.
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