The Mikoyan MiG-29 (NATO reporting name: Fulcrum) is a twin-engine fighter aircraft designed in the Soviet Union. Developed by the Mikoyan design bureau as an air superiority fighter during the 1970s, the MiG-29, along with the larger Sukhoi Su-27, was developed to counter new U.S. fighters such as the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle and the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon. The MiG-29 entered service with the Soviet Air Forces in 1982.
While originally oriented towards combat against any enemy aircraft, many MiG-29s have been furnished as multirole fighters capable of performing a number of different operations, and are commonly outfitted to use a range of air-to-surface armaments and precision munitions. The MiG-29 has been manufactured in several major variants, including the multirole Mikoyan MiG-29M and the navalised Mikoyan MiG-29K; the most advanced member of the family to date is the Mikoyan MiG-35. Later models frequently feature improved engines, glass cockpits with HOTAS-compatible flight controls, modern radar and infrared search and track (IRST) sensors, and considerably increased fuel capacity; some aircraft have also been equipped for aerial refueling.
Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the militaries of a number of former Soviet republics have continued to operate the MiG-29, the largest of which is the Russian Air Force. The Russian Air Force wanted to upgrade its existing fleet to the modernised MiG-29SMT configuration, but financial difficulties have limited deliveries. The MiG-29 has also been a popular export aircraft; more than 30 nations either operate or have operated the aircraft to date.
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Sex workers and vets should team up for their struggles, seems like they have a lot in common. Vets should show up to support sex worker rights and healthcare and visa versa.
could you expand on this?
I dunno, I'm neither. But it seems like they have a parallel struggle based on commidification of their bodies and time that's markedly different from the more typical labor, like office or warehouse or whatever. It seems like very few with power give a shit about their healthcare or mental health although obviously vets are treated much better by the wider culture.
A lot of people going into either stream "voluntarily" but actually through economic coercion and you also have people who are rich or well supported like Buttigeig that can treat it like a fun side gig. Obviously some sex workers didn't actually have even nominal choice like someone who is very poor and signed up for college or training mightve.
Seems like they'd be natural allies in the collective struggle for a better and more just society. Vets should show out for red umbrella stuff and volunteer or whatever for sex worker orgs. Sex workers should show up for vet struggles, like the burn pit stuff happening right now.