Mig in a sentence

The success of the MiG-15 and MiG-17 suggested that Soviet aerospace engineers could compete with their Western counterparts, and with the MiG-19 the Soviets had their first supersonic fighter.

The MiG-31BM the same efficient, albeit aging, D-30F6 engine as the original MiG-31.

The twin-engine MiG-31 was the Soviet Union’s successor to the Mach-three MiG-25.

By the 1990s, Western pilots had ample opportunity to fly MiG-29s as the German Air Force incorporated the MiG-29s of East Germany.

In late 2014 the Russian president sent some essential supplies to Serbia, as a personal gift, to put some of Serbia’s MiG-21 and MiG-29 aircraft back in service.

As long as the F-4 was one and a half miles from the MiG-17, it was outside the reach of the Soviet fighter's guns, but the MiG was within reach of the F-4's missiles.

Five MIG-17s and two MiG-15UTI trainers entered service with a single Mi-8 helicopter.

In mid-1984, Libyan military aid brought eight Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 jet fighters, along with two MiG-21U combat trainer versions.

The aircraft's photographs showed tiny images of MiG-15s and MiG-17s attempting and failing to intercept the aircraft, proving that the Soviets could not shoot down an operational U-2.

The package also included the overhaul of a L-39 jet trainer along with six single-seat Mig-21 fighter jets and two double-seat MiG-21 trainer aircraft, as well as a full training programme for ground staff and pilots.

When the Navy or Air Force pilots flew the MiG-21, the results were a draw; the F-4 would win some fights, the MiG-21 would win others.

Air raid sirens announced that MiG-31K/I jets took off at 11:07, which later turned out to be a false alarm.

A second shows an SAF MiG-29 dropping two bombs north of Omdurman.

Britain has offered to train Ukrainian pilots on Western jets, while Poland and Slovakia are considering sending more of the Soviet-designed Mig-29 fighters that Kyiv already uses.

For now, though, the F-16 (and the MiG-29) aren't going anywhere and are still patrolling the skies over many nations and conflict zones.

IAF also depends on Russia for spares for its Su-30MKI and MiG-29 fighter jets, the mainstay of the service branch.

In November 1997, the United States used CTR funds to purchase twenty-one nuclear-capable MiG-29 aircraft from the Republic of Moldova – which had been part of the former Soviet Union.

One other possibility is the transfer from Poland of a couple of dozen MIG-29 fighters — leftovers from Poland’s Warsaw Pact days.

Since these specifications were so challenging to meet, the development program was split into two, culminating in the Su-27 and MiG-29.

The IAF said, "A MiG-21 aircraft of the IAF crashed near Suratgarh during a routine training sortie today morning".