While the MiG-29 is the Fulcrum, the fifth-generation Sukhoi ... NATO will add a suffix letter, such as Flanker-E. NATO used to give the reporting names exclusively to Soviet and Russian planes ...
the MiG-29 earned a reputation as an agile dogfighter. It entered service as a light counterpart to the heavyweight Sukhoi Su-27 (NATO reporting name "Flanker"). The Sukhoi Su-24 (NATO reporting ...