Colors of the MiG-29. Mikoyan & Gurevich MiG-29 camouflage and painting schemes. European countries, Russia. MiG-29, MiG-29OVT, MiG-29SMT, MiG-35

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SYRIA

الجمهورية العربية السورية (al-Ǧumhūrīyâẗu l-ʿArabīyâẗi s-Sūrīyâ) (Syrian Arab Republic)
Revised: January 2012
In service
Since 1987 up to day
Operational: no data, up to 22
Deliveries
In total: 22 MiGs in 1987 and 1988
Units
Sayqal air base (?)
Hamah air base (?)
Bort numbers
not known
Arabic numerals from 0 to 9: ٠١٢٣٤٥٦٧٨٩
Remarks
2000: rumours about Su-27.
2000: overhauls of 13 MiGs-23, spare parts for MiGs-29 and one new MiG-29 (total: 61 mln USD).
2003: unverified informations about modernization of 14 MiGs-29 to SMT and 6 MiGs-UB to UBT standard - MiGs from first (?) batch.
2005: unverified informations about modernization of 20 MiGs-29 to SMT/UBT standard - MiGs from second (?) batch.
2007/2008: new plans for huge deliveries to Syria.
2010: still rumours about new deliveries.
Early 2010 information from RSK MiG annual report 2009: in 2009 Syrian MiG were modernized and that a target for RSK MiG will be in year 2010 a sale to Syria MiGs-29M/M2.

The world's best secret - Syrian MiG-29.

Syrian MiG-29 in 2011, apparently after overhaul. Drawing based on two photos, number on tail uncertain (maybe 249).

SYRIA الجمهورية العربية السورية (al-Ǧumhūrīyâẗu l-ʿArabīyâẗi s-Sūrīyâ) (Syrian Arab Republic) Revised: January 2012
In service	Since 1987 up to day Operational: no data, up to 22
Deliveries	In total: 22 MiGs in 1987 and 1988
Units	Sayqal air base (?) Hamah air base (?)
Bort numbers	not known Arabic numerals from 0 to 9: ٠١٢٣٤٥٦٧٨٩
Remarks	2000: rumours about Su-27. 2000: overhauls of 13 MiGs-23, spare parts for MiGs-29 and one new MiG-29 (total: 61 mln USD). 2003: unverified informations about modernization of 14 MiGs-29 to SMT and 6 MiGs-UB to UBT standard - MiGs from first (?) batch. 2005: unverified informations about modernization of 20 MiGs-29 to SMT/UBT standard - MiGs from second (?) batch. 2007/2008: new plans for huge deliveries to Syria. 2010: still rumours about new deliveries. Early 2010 information from RSK MiG annual report 2009: in 2009 Syrian MiG were modernized and that a target for RSK MiG will be in year 2010 a sale to Syria MiGs-29M/M2. The world's best secret - Syrian MiG-29. Syrian MiG-29 in 2011, apparently after overhaul. Drawing based on two photos, number on tail uncertain (maybe 249).