A Russia claimed to have christened a new fighter jet for the war in Ukraine, described by the Putin government as a “special military operation.” MiG35. According to Sergei Korotkov, chief designer of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), the fighter jet was used in air strikes during the conflict.
“Today, due to current events, the fighter jet is already involved in all missions carried out. More test flights still need to be carried out and then the Defense Ministry will make the final decision,” after RIA Novosti asked whether the aircraft would be ordered Russian Air Force.
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The fighter of “Generation 4++” It first flew in 2016, but has been in development for some time.
The MiG35 has eight weapon mounting points (Mikoyan)
So far only six preproduction aircraft have been completed. The UAC intended to convert it into an export product, but so far there have been no takers.
MiG29 derivativeThe fighter features more efficient RD33MK engines, eight weapon mounting points (two more than its predecessor) and more uptodate avionics such as an Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar.
The UAC has offered the MiG35 to several countries over the years. These include Egypt, India, Bangladesh and Malaysia, but with the military invasion of Ukraine and Western sanctions, the chance of selling the planes abroad became quite slim.
A Argentine Air Forcefor example, even considered a Russian fighter, but removed him from the competition to replace its aging Mirage III aircraft and prefers to evaluate the ChinesePakistani JF17, the Indian LCA Tejas and the used F16 aircraft from Denmark.