Mikoyan MiG‑29A Fulcrum (Painted as Black 15). Soviet Air Force. Believed to be one of 21 Moldovan MiG‑29 aircraft purchased by the United States in 1997 under the Nunn‑Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction program. It's believed the motive behind the purchase was to use the aircraft in dissimilar air combat training and to prevent them being sold to Iran.