Russia's MiG-35 Is Getting Ready For Combat

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Defense Tech: MiG-35, Russia’s New 4th-Gen Light Fighter, Readies for Combat

SALON DU BOURGET, France — The next addition to Russia’s roster of fighter jets that bridge fourth- and fifth-generation technology may join units as soon as 2019, officials with the MiG Corporation told Military.com here at the Paris Air Show.

The MiG-35, designed to replace MiG-29s rounding out their fourth decade in service, was absent from Paris but will be featured at the MAKS international airshow near Moscow in July as engineers finalize testing on the aircraft, said Anastasia Kravchenko, public relations director for MiG. Still to be determined is whether the fighter will be featured in a

static display or aerial demo, she said.

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More News On Russia's MiG-35

Russia anticipates final flight tests for MiG-35 this year -- Defense News
PARIS: MiG-35 flight testing proceeds apace -- Flight Global
MiG Has Big Hopes for MiG-35 Fighter -- Aviation Week
Russia's fighter jet makers 'not afraid' of U.S. competition in India -- Reuters
MiG pushing for exports of the MiG-35 fighter -- UPI
Russia may start exporting advanced MiG-35 fighter jet in couple of years -- TASS

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