MiG-29/ΜiG-35 Fulcrum: News

Luq man wrote:Mig-35 production starts Januari 2018.
https://rg.ru/2017/12/26/reg-cfo/proizvodstvo-mig-35-nachnetsia-v-ianvare.html

AlfaT8 wrote:

Luq man wrote:Mig-35 production starts Januari 2018.
https://rg.ru/2017/12/26/reg-cfo/proizvodstvo-mig-35-nachnetsia-v-ianvare.html

About time, i wonder what the Russian specs are, maybe that new photonic antenna they've been working on (FGA-35(3D)).

Luq man wrote:Lol, let's not get ahead of ourselfs. I think we should be happy if we see the Zhuk-AE fitted into these MiGs. Together with the new targeting pods these jet will have enhanced capabilities. But with (initially) only 24 airframes to be produced, and 8 (or so) of them (likely) destined for the the Swifts aerobatic team, I think these jets will not play a significant role in the Russian Air Force. After the (likely) initial batch of 24 they will probably focus on export orders and the new upcoming MiG-41. Wich is good percpective since Sukhoi dominates the domestic market in fighter production.

George1 wrote:

Luq man wrote:Mig-35 production starts Januari 2018.
https://rg.ru/2017/12/26/reg-cfo/proizvodstvo-mig-35-nachnetsia-v-ianvare.html

so contract was signed?

Media reports about a possible order of 24-30 MiG-35 spokesman did not comment, noting that "many of the figures in the SAP, adjusted and change over time."

George1 wrote:

medo wrote:https://sdelanounas.ru/blogs/102223/

MiG will now be able to produce 36 MiG-35 jets per year.

it can't be true.. too optimistic

GarryB wrote:Few planes self designate with laser guided weapons even if they are equipped to do so.

Normally a wingman or other platform will mark the target while the aircraft delivering the munition flys a different path to get optimum flight path for the bomb.

This is weired that they have only 120km because they created Zhuk-10PD for chinese J-10 with 160km range. They also claim on wiki that Zhuk-M has 180km range for the export version but here it is claimed only 120km.

Also for those who say Su-57 is not stealth from behind, you can see here the dfference between head on radar detection (120km) and tail on detection range (50km). The detection range reduced by more than two so the su-57 doesn't need to be as stealth on it rear as on its front. Smart move of sukhoi to save money.

The OLS is not that good with less than 60km range against a Su-30from behind and it has big engines without reduction of its heat signature so an easy target. I hope they have something better for Sukhois and for Mig-35.

N RUSSIA 09:13, 6 January 2018
State tests MiG-35 start in early 2018
There is an update from 14:51 → In the Russian Federation, flight tests of the tenth fifth-generation fighter Su-57
Moscow. 6th January. INTERFAX.RU - The MiG-35 multipurpose fighter will soon be released for government tests, a source in the aviation industry told Interfax.

"The factory flight tests of the MiG-35 were completed in December 2017. The fighter is preparing to enter state joint tests in early 2018," the source said.

According to him, the state testing is planned to be completed in 2019.

In November 2017, representative of the Russian Aircraft Corporation (RAC) MiG (part of the UAC) told Interfax that the results of the first stage of the tests will be announced in early 2018. "The factory flight tests are in accordance with the schedule and will end at the end of this year, which means that we will be able to voice the results at the beginning of the next one," the company spokesman said.

MiG-35 - the most perfect in the family of fighters "MiG". This aircraft belongs to the 4 ++ generation and is regarded as a transitional link to the fifth generation fighter. The aircraft is capable of simultaneously capturing 10 targets, it is unobtrusive and multifunctional. It is equipped with radio-electronic equipment, which allows the use of all means of aviation destruction.

The composition of the MiG-35 means introduces advanced aviation weapons, which were not previously offered for export. Among them - means of destruction of a long range, allowing to attack targets without entering the air defense (air defense) zones. The aircraft is able to solve combat missions in the spectra of "air-to-air", "air-ground", "air-ship".

The MiG-35 is equipped with a modern defense system, it minimizes a sudden attack from the enemy, allows to recognize both aircraft and flying missiles.

Previously, Viktor Bondarev, while in the position of the commander-in-chief of the VKS, said that the entire fleet of light fighters would be replaced with the MiG-35. According to him, the fighter can be equipped with laser weapons..