Soviet-era MiG fighter jets across Eastern Europe are being stripped, sabotaged, or repurposed as spare parts. Hungary is investigating missing critical components from eight MiG jets, while Poland transfers its remaining MiG-29s to Ukraine, Russia allegedly sabotages aircraft destined for Ukrainian forces, and India races to source indigenous replacements for its aging fleet.
·Hungary probing theft of critical components from eight MiG jets at a military airfield
·Polish MiG-29 Fulcrums being dismantled and transferred to Ukraine as spare parts and fighters
·Russian technicians accused of sabotaging MiG-29s headed to Ukraine and Slovakia
·India developing indigenous spares and maintenance to replace Soviet MiG-29UPG fleet with Tejas Mk2 fighters
·Widespread vulnerability of aging Soviet-era fighter stocks to theft, sabotage, and cannibalization across NATO borders
drawn from Defence.in, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, TVP World, TWZ · updated 30d ago