From Wikipedia: The Mikoyan MiG-29 (Russian: Микоян МиГ-29; NATO reporting name: Fulcrum) is a twin-engine jet fighter aircraft designed in the Soviet Union. Developed by the Mikoyan design bureau as an air superiority fighter during the 1970s, the MiG-29, along with the larger Sukhoi Su-27, was developed to counter new U.S. fighters such as the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle and the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon.[2] The MiG-29 entered service with the Soviet Air Forces in 1982.
While originally oriented towards combat against any enemy aircraft, many MiG-29s have been furnished as multirole fighters capable of performing a number of different operations, and are commonly outfitted to use a range of air-to-surface armaments and precision munitions. The MiG-29 has been manufactured in several major variants, including the multirole Mikoyan MiG-29M and the navalised Mikoyan MiG-29K; the most advanced member of the family to date is the Mikoyan MiG-35. Later models frequently feature improved engines, glass cockpits with HOTAS-compatible flight controls, modern radar and infrared search and track (IRST) sensors, and considerably increased fuel capacity; some aircraft have also been equipped for aerial refueling.
Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the militaries of a number of former Soviet republics have continued to operate the MiG-29, the largest of which is the Russian Air Force. The Russian Air Force wanted to upgrade its existing fleet to the modernised MiG-29SMT configuration, but financial difficulties have limited deliveries. The MiG-29 has also been a popular export aircraft; more than 30 nations either operate or have operated the aircraft to date. As of 2013 the MiG-29 was still in production by Mikoyan, a subsidiary of United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) since 2006.
Give ‘em the MiGs
Come on Joe
Poland’s puttin’ up the jets
Just want US in the show
US knee-jerk reaction was “not tenable”
Drew lines on Europe’s map
Said jets coming back to Ramstein
Was not appropriate
Settle down folks, this ain’t a no-fly zone
It’s not NATO forces doing the fightin’
Just providing weapons, the most needed kind
Hell, we’re already giving them Javelins
I’d tell Poland to get it done
Without us if you can
But damn it, Ukrainians are getting blown up
They need to fight in the air
Ukrainian pilots can fly MiG-29s
They hark from a Soviet past
Don’t linger in bureaucratic deliberations
The landslide’s falling fast
We can stop Putin now
Or stop him in the future
The cost will only grow
The world is changed
Democracies are at a crossroad
Which way you want to go
Putin can’t win victory
Because the people won’t concede
Putin has theories on Ukraine’s identity
But its people he can’t read
It’s just a matter of time and lives
More blood and treasure as we go
Best nip this bastard in the bud now
And cut short the blood-bath show
Now’s not the time for US blinking
No time to hide and fret
Ukraine needs dual-purpose air-to-air / air-to-ground platforms
Let’s give ‘em those Polish jets
Waipahu Bob 