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Maxim Pyadushkin writes:35 could be a lucky number for the Russian Air Force. Commander Gen. Col. Alexander Zelin announced on August 5 that the Air Force has decided to acquire both the Sukhoi Su-35S and the Mikoyan MiG-35S - as the new aircraft are now designated in Russia. Zelin described them as “deeply modernized, but in fact principally new, transitional to the fifth generation”. The purchase of 48 Su-35 fighters was announced in May and according to Sukhoi chief Mikhail Pogosyan the contract with the Air Force is to be signed any time soon. MiG-35 prototype (MiG) This is the first official confirmation of interest in the MiG-35, an updated version of the MiG-29 with extended range, increased combat payload and AESA radar. It boosts Russia's chances in India’s 126-aircraft Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) competition. Two MiG-35 prototypes are to start customer evaluation trials for India in September. The first phase will take place in Russia, after which one aircraft will continue trials in India. MiG tells Ares that the number of MiG-35s to be purchased by the Russian Air Force is still being discussed, but the aircraft is included in the defense procurement program through 2020.
Maxim Pyadushkin writes:
35 could be a lucky number for the Russian Air Force. Commander Gen. Col. Alexander Zelin announced on August 5 that the Air Force has decided to acquire both the Sukhoi Su-35S and the Mikoyan MiG-35S - as the new aircraft are now designated in Russia. Zelin described them as “deeply modernized, but in fact principally new, transitional to the fifth generation”. The purchase of 48 Su-35 fighters was announced in May and according to Sukhoi chief Mikhail Pogosyan the contract with the Air Force is to be signed any time soon.
This is the first official confirmation of interest in the MiG-35, an updated version of the MiG-29 with extended range, increased combat payload and AESA radar. It boosts Russia's chances in India’s 126-aircraft Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) competition. Two MiG-35 prototypes are to start customer evaluation trials for India in September. The first phase will take place in Russia, after which one aircraft will continue trials in India.
MiG tells Ares that the number of MiG-35s to be purchased by the Russian Air Force is still being discussed, but the aircraft is included in the defense procurement program through 2020.
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