Description

The MiG-29M single-seat aircraft versions are actually new vehicles exhibiting longer range, state-of-the-art airborne equipment, fourfold redundant, three-channel, fly-by-wire system, higher weapon load and extended range of carried weapons. The cockpits are equipped with liquid-crystal multifunction displays and their interior realizes the HOTAS concept. The integrated weapon control system incorporates the radar fire-control system built around the ZHUK-ME airborne radar, IR search and track system and helmet-mounted target designation system. The aircraft external stores can carry air-to-air missiles, air-to-surface missiles, and guided bombs, as well as rockets and free-fall bombs. Besides that, the aircraft have the GSh-301 built-in gun. The airborne radar provides facilities for detection of air targets at ranges up to 120 km, track-while-scan of ten targets and attack of four targets at a time. In scanning surface targets, the radar detection range of destroyer-type targets is 250 km and that of missile launcher-type targets is 150 km.