During the current year, four light multipurpose MiG-35 fighters will arrive in the Russian Aerospace Forces. This was recently reported by TASS with reference to official sources in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. It is assumed that the MiG-35 will be the main attack fighters of the domestic armed forces.
As reported in the agency, two combat-trained MiG-35UB had already arrived in the army last year. In the course of 2019, the Russian Airborne Space Forces will receive four more serial MiG-35Cs.
But these six are just the beginning. In the foreseeable three-year future, another 14 brand new MiG-35s will be transferred to the VKS.
Recall, the official presentation of the MiG-35 took place at the International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2017. In February 2018, factory tests were completed; state trials began in May, they are scheduled for completion in 2019.
Aircraft generation "4 ++" MiG-35 is the logical successor of the well-proven MiG-29. He is a more perfect version of it. "Thirty-fifth" safer in terms of engines and on-board electronics. He has increased the life and life of the airframe. The MiG-35 significantly reduced visibility in the radar range, installed a three-channel digital integrated remote control system with fourfold redundancy.
As for the main thing, the MiG-35 is capable of carrying up to ten tons of combat load on ten suspension nodes and a speed of Mach 2.25 (over 2700 km / h). The combat radius of the aircraft is 1000 km, the practical ceiling is 17.5 km.
