UEC RD-33K
UEC/Klimov RD-33K afterburning turbofan model for the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29M deep-modernized fighter. Rostec specifies 8,800 kgf afterburning thrust and a digital control system; the model is distinct from RD-33MK for MiG-29K/MiG-35 and from the base RD-33 family. Lifecycle remains unknown.
Identity
- Aliases
- RD-33KKlimov RD-33KRD-33K engine
- Domains
- aviation
- Identity Level
- model
- Kind
- turbofan
- Name
- UEC RD-33K
- Status
- unknown
Details
- Air Breathing Specs
- Afterburning Thrust Kn
- 86.29
- Description
- UEC/Klimov RD-33K afterburning turbofan model for the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29M deep-modernized fighter. Rostec specifies 8,800 kgf afterburning thrust and a digital control system; the model is distinct from RD-33MK for MiG-29K/MiG-35 and from the base RD-33 family. Lifecycle remains unknown.
- Family
- Lineage
- Note
- Rostec identifies RD-33K as the more powerful, deeply modernized MiG-29M engine within the RD-33 lineage; this edge preserves the separate RD-33K model and unknown lifecycle.
- Related Propulsion System
- Relationship
- direct-derivative-of
- Sources
- Nested value
Links
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 13:53:28 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 22:42:24 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-14
- Note
- Rostec identifies MiG-29M as a deeply modernized variant equipped with more powerful RD-33K engines at 8,800 kgf afterburning thrust and digital control, establishing an exact model and vehicle boundary.
- Publisher
- Rostec
- Title
- MiG-29: A Reliable Mainstay, Part II
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-14
- Note
- Rostec’s RD-33 family material identifies the base RD-33 as the MiG-29 family engine, preserving the distinct RD-33K derivative boundary without collapsing it into RD-33MK.
- Publisher
- Rostec / United Engine Corporation
- Title
- MiG-29: A Mainstay of Russian Aviation