Slovak Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29AS uses flares.
Registration: 0921.
A Slovak Air Force MiG-29, sporting a beautiful tiger print, in action during an airshow where the aircraft also shoots flares as shown in this picture.
The MiG-29 is a Russian fighter jet designed and built as the successor to the MiG-23 by the design firm Mikojan. In the '70s, the Soviet Union wanted a successor to the MiG-23 that would stand up to the US F-15 and F-16.
The NATO code name for the MiG-29 is Fulcrum.
This picture was taken on 11 June 2016 during the Royal Air Force's Air Force Days.
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