Aircraft
Ukraine Upgrades MiG-29 Fleet
Ukriane has instigated a program to upgrade its tactical aircraft fleet, drawing on its defense induatry with assistance from outside avionics suppliers
Ukraine's upgraded MiG-29MU1s have acquired a digital camouflage. (photo: Yura Tanchyn/Uprom.info)
Ukraine's upgraded MiG-29MU1s have acquired a digital camouflage. (photo: Yura Tanchyn/Uprom.info)

Ukraine is in the process of refurbishing and upgrading its MiG-29 "Fulcrum" fleet to a 4+-generation multi-purpose aircraft in two phases, known as MiG-29MU1 and MiG-29MU2. In August 2018, two more MiG-29MU1 aircraft were delivered to the Ukrainian Air Force (UAF), which currently fields eight MiG-29MU1s based at the Vasilkiv AFB. The MiG-29MU2 is expected to roll out in 2019, with serial production of the MU2 modification planned to begin in 2020. The Lviv State Aircraft Repair Plant (LSARP) has already begun work on a third phase of modernization, the MiG-29MU3.