The MiG-29 is designed to destroy all types of air targets with guided missiles and airborne cannon fire in simple and difficult weather conditions in free space and against the background of the earth, including in conditions of interference, as well as to destroy ground targets using unguided weapons in conditions visual visibility.
The first flight of a prototype of the MiG-29 fighter was made on October 6, 1977 by the Soviet test pilot A. V. Fedotov.