Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uwm.edu!linac!att!cbnews!cbnews!military From: deichman@cod.nosc.mil (Shane D. Deichman) Newsgroups: sci.military Subject: Re: Mig-29 operated by Iraq Message-ID: <1991Jan18.003859.8797@cbnews.att.com> Date: 18 Jan 91 00:38:59 GMT References: <1991Jan15.021838.23936@cbnews.att.com> Sender: military@cbnews.att.com (William B. Thacker) Organization: Naval Ocean Systems Center, San Diego Lines: 22 Approved: military@att.att.com From: deichman@cod.nosc.mil (Shane D. Deichman) >From: "J. Taggart Gorman" > > While watching the order of battle for the potential fight, I noticed and >then remembered that the Iraqis have some Mig-29s. They are stripped down >export versions, right? I recall seeing in my copy of _The_World's_Greatest_Interceptor_Aircraft_ that the MiG-29 was exported to Syria in a version classified as the "MiG-30," essentially a MiG-29 with MiG-23 avionics. There was no men- tion of any sales to Iraq, though this book is a couple of years old.... Since Iraq has had a rather close relationship with the Soviets (especially in terms of missile purchasing), I wouldn't be surprised if they DID have a few "MiG-30s." -shane "the Ayatollah of Rock-and-Rollah"