MiG-29/ΜiG-35 Fulcrum: News

Benya wrote:Izvestiya: OAK says MiG-35 to begin state tests late summer, finish before 2017. Contract to be signed early 2017.

Defense Ministry: is about to begin serial production of the latest MiG-35


This is the most advanced aircraft in the family of "MiG", which is considered as a transitional stage to the fifth-generation fighter

VKS Russian plan to buy new Russian light fighter MiG-35, which will soon go into serial production, said the Chief of the Military Space Forces Colonel-General Viktor Bondarev.

"Work on the MiG-35 are in full swing. Aircraft, I think, will soon become a series, and we have this aircraft will also buy "- Bondarev said.

July 19, "Izvestia" reported that the United Aircraft Corporation at the end of the summer will begin flight tests of the MiG-35 fighters. Aircraft will be tested until 2017, said then Vice-President for Innovation and Sergei Korotkov said that after the tests can be contracted to serial delivery of the Ministry of Defence aircraft.

MiG-35 is a multipurpose fighter generation 4 ++, which is an improved model of the MiG-29K / KUB and MiG-29M / M2 and is considered as a transitional stage to the fifth-generation fighter. He is the most perfect in the family of fighters, developed by the Russian Aircraft Corporation "MiG". The aircraft is equipped with electronic equipment, which allows the use of all means of destruction of aircraft.

The armament of the MiG-35 aircraft entered advanced weapons, not previously offered for export, according to the Ministry of Defense reported.


Original article (in russian)
http://izvestia.ru/news/626863#ixzz4HFb2yZ8K

medo wrote:

Benya wrote:Izvestiya: OAK says MiG-35 to begin state tests late summer, finish before 2017. Contract to be signed early 2017.

Defense Ministry: is about to begin serial production of the latest MiG-35


This is the most advanced aircraft in the family of "MiG", which is considered as a transitional stage to the fifth-generation fighter

VKS Russian plan to buy new Russian light fighter MiG-35, which will soon go into serial production, said the Chief of the Military Space Forces Colonel-General Viktor Bondarev.

"Work on the MiG-35 are in full swing. Aircraft, I think, will soon become a series, and we have this aircraft will also buy "- Bondarev said.

July 19, "Izvestia" reported that the United Aircraft Corporation at the end of the summer will begin flight tests of the MiG-35 fighters. Aircraft will be tested until 2017, said then Vice-President for Innovation and Sergei Korotkov said that after the tests can be contracted to serial delivery of the Ministry of Defence aircraft.

MiG-35 is a multipurpose fighter generation 4 ++, which is an improved model of the MiG-29K / KUB and MiG-29M / M2 and is considered as a transitional stage to the fifth-generation fighter. He is the most perfect in the family of fighters, developed by the Russian Aircraft Corporation "MiG". The aircraft is equipped with electronic equipment, which allows the use of all means of destruction of aircraft.

The armament of the MiG-35 aircraft entered advanced weapons, not previously offered for export, according to the Ministry of Defense reported.


Original article (in russian)
http://izvestia.ru/news/626863#ixzz4HFb2yZ8K

The plane is actually already well tested with MiG-29M/M2 and MiG-29K/KUB, all they need to test is the new equipment in the plane and weapon integration, so this could really be done in short period of time, so serial production in 2017 is not impossible.

In that time Russia will most probably officially recognize Novorussia (DNR/LNR), specially if Ukraine start a new war and MiG-35 Will be ideal multirole fighter for Novorussian air force as they Will not need big Su-30 or Su-35 as even whole southeastern Novorussian territory is not that big to need big Flankers. For the start a regiment of two squadrons would be quite enough for their needs. There is a good question, how many ex-Ukrainian MiG-29 pilots remain in Crimea as they could be the base of Novorussian air force fighter pilots and instructors for new young pilots.

Benya wrote:

medo wrote:

Benya wrote:Izvestiya: OAK says MiG-35 to begin state tests late summer, finish before 2017. Contract to be signed early 2017.

Defense Ministry: is about to begin serial production of the latest MiG-35


This is the most advanced aircraft in the family of "MiG", which is considered as a transitional stage to the fifth-generation fighter

VKS Russian plan to buy new Russian light fighter MiG-35, which will soon go into serial production, said the Chief of the Military Space Forces Colonel-General Viktor Bondarev.

"Work on the MiG-35 are in full swing. Aircraft, I think, will soon become a series, and we have this aircraft will also buy "- Bondarev said.

July 19, "Izvestia" reported that the United Aircraft Corporation at the end of the summer will begin flight tests of the MiG-35 fighters. Aircraft will be tested until 2017, said then Vice-President for Innovation and Sergei Korotkov said that after the tests can be contracted to serial delivery of the Ministry of Defence aircraft.

MiG-35 is a multipurpose fighter generation 4 ++, which is an improved model of the MiG-29K / KUB and MiG-29M / M2 and is considered as a transitional stage to the fifth-generation fighter. He is the most perfect in the family of fighters, developed by the Russian Aircraft Corporation "MiG". The aircraft is equipped with electronic equipment, which allows the use of all means of destruction of aircraft.

The armament of the MiG-35 aircraft entered advanced weapons, not previously offered for export, according to the Ministry of Defense reported.


Original article (in russian)
http://izvestia.ru/news/626863#ixzz4HFb2yZ8K

The plane is actually already well tested with MiG-29M/M2 and MiG-29K/KUB, all they need to test is the new equipment in the plane and weapon integration, so this could really be done in short period of time, so serial production in 2017 is not impossible.

In that time Russia will most probably officially recognize Novorussia (DNR/LNR), specially if Ukraine start a new war and MiG-35 Will be ideal multirole fighter for Novorussian air force as they Will not need big Su-30 or Su-35 as even whole southeastern Novorussian territory is not that big to need big Flankers. For the start a regiment of two squadrons would be quite enough for their needs. There is a good question, how many ex-Ukrainian MiG-29 pilots remain in Crimea as they could be the base of Novorussian air force fighter pilots and instructors for new young pilots.

Well, if they would be recognized, I think that both the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (or Novorossiya as a whole) would be parts of the Russian Federation like the Republic of Chenchnya, Adygea, Buryatia and so on. They would not require a separated air force, but Russian Army and Air Force troops could be stationed there, but I think that is a different topic.

MiG-29s are already stationed at Kursk (98 km from Russian-Ukrainian border) and at Millerovo (Voronezh region, a mere 38 kilometers from the border), while Su-25 CAS planes are stationed at Buturlinovka and at Borisoglebsk (both at Voronezh region, 144 and 245 kilometers from the border, so in case of another Russo-Ukrainian war, aircraft of these bases would play the main role in the aerial supression of the conflict

medo wrote:

No, in case of recognition, they will be recognized as independent state like South Ossetia and Abkhazia and will not be part of Russian Federation. As independent state, Novorussia or DNR/LNR will need their own air force as well as navy, although not large in size. In case Novorussia will grow to whole SE Ukraine from Odessa to Kharkov, than their need in air force and navy will grow to protect longer coast and larger air space. Anyway, for their need combination of MiG-35 and Yak-130 or SR-10 will be more than enough.

Benya wrote:Well, at least half of the Donbass region's population is ethnic russian, so it would make sense if they would be annexed by Russia, but again, this is highly off-topic, and there are existing discussions about this.

And again, why do you think that both regions need an air force? These are self-proclaimed republics, (at the moment) even Russia does not recognize them as independent states. Their governments does not have Ministries of Defense, so they cannot sign defense related contracts with any foerign country. Their militaries are made up from rebels and volunteers.

George1 wrote:interesting.. i had the impression that old MiG-29s didnt have air-to-ground capability

sepheronx wrote:http://ria.ru/tv_defense_safety/20160819/1474759263.html

Assembly of MiG-35 for ministry of defense.  Guess first batch to be tested for the RuAF.

George1 wrote:interesting.. i had the impression that old MiG-29s didnt have air-to-ground capability

Militarov wrote:Kh-31P probably, inertial guidance with passive radar in terminal phase, you can launch it from anything basically.

GarryB wrote:AFAIK the MiG-29S (sometimes called MiG-29C) has the Gardenyia EW system in an internal mounting system which should allow the use of ARMs like Kh-31 and Kh-25MP and of course Kh-58.

GarryB wrote:Oops, yes you are right... the only passive radar homing missiles the early model MiG-29s could fire would be the R-27P/EP.

Did the MiGs ever carry that or was it only carried by the Flankers?

GarryB wrote:Oops, yes you are right... the only passive radar homing missiles the early model MiG-29s could fire would be the R-27P/EP.

Did the MiGs ever carry that or was it only carried by the Flankers?

franco wrote:Two prototype Mig-35 almost ready for testing;

http://bmpd.livejournal.com/2194612.html

Key publishing wrote:Su-35BM: 39.6% ~ 41.1%（Empty weight: 16,500 ~ 17,500 kg，Internal fuel: 11,500 kg）

MIG-31: 39.4%（Empty weight: 21,825 kg，Internal fuel: 14,200 kg）

F-35A: 38.9%（Empty weight: 13,170 kg，Internal fuel: 8,382 kg）

F-35C: 38.5%（Empty weight: 14,548 kg，Internal fuel: 9,111 kg）

Su-30MK: 34.9%（Empty weight: 17,700 kg，Internal fuel: 9,500 kg）

Rafale: 31.4% ~ 33.6%（Empty weight: 9,500 ~ 10,220 kg，Internal fuel: 4,680 ~ 4,800 kg）

F-18E: 32.2%（Empty weight: 14,288 kg，Internal fuel: 6,780 kg）

EF-2K: 30.9%（Empty weight: 11,150 kg，Internal fuel: 4,996 kg）

JAS-39NG: 30.6%（Empty weight: 7,100 kg，Internal fuel: 3,130 kg）

F-35B: 30.3%（Empty weight: 14,588 kg，Internal fuel: 6,352 kg）

F-22A: 29.3%（Empty weight: 19,660 kg，Internal fuel: 8,165 kg）

MIG-35: 28.6%（Empty weight: 12,000 kg，Internal fuel: 4,800 kg）

Tejas: 27.0%（Empty weight: 6,500 kg，Internal fuel: 2,400 kg）

JF-17: 26.3%（Empty weight: 6,450 kg，Internal fuel: 2,300 kg）

JAS-39C: 25.0%（Empty weight: 6,800 kg，Internal fuel: 2,268 kg）

F-CK-1A: 24.5%（Empty weight: 6,492 kg，Internal fuel: 2,111 kg)