MiG-29 Fulcrum

With the constant talk of the Flanker series, I get rather bored and although I fully acknowledge the fact that the Su-27 and its cousins are superb warplanes, there is just something about the MiG-29 that has always appealed to me.

I started this thread for two reasons:

1. What lies in the future for the MiG-29? Is the Indian MRCA deal likely to be awarded to the Fulcrum with the IN adopting the MiG-29K and the IAF having a fairly sizeable fleet of Fulcrums? What else is in store for the Fulcrum? Will it continue to have a good future like its western stablemate the F-16 or will we see it phased out in favor of other fighters?

2. Please post any neat MiG-29 pictures you have…especially ones with weapons. (Where is tbzz these days? He always had great stocks of photos).

Hope to get some good discussion going on what some would consider the “other” Russian fighter of the modern day era.