Here's how Russia's MiG-29 fighter jet compares to the F/A-18 Hornet

U.S. Navy photo by Erik Hildebrandt

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the MiG-29 Fulcrum and the F/A-18 Hornet had plenty of opportunities to go head-to-head.

There was the ever-present possibility of the Cold War turning hot, a potential meeting during Desert Storm, and again, an opportunity to clash over the Balkans. Even today, deployed carriers operate Hornets while several potential adversaries (like Syria, Iran, and North Korea) have Fulcrums in service.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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