Isos wrote:
5 years for 6 jets ? Seriously ? Where are the 36 that they said they will order ?
Armata - first 12 then 140.
Isos wrote:
5 years for 6 jets ? Seriously ? Where are the 36 that they said they will order ?
franco wrote:KUBINKA (Moscow region), Aug. 22 - RIA Novosti. The Russian Defense Ministry and MiG signed a contract to supply six new MiG-35 light fighters until 2023, the RIA Novosti correspondent reports from the signing ceremony.
This is the first contract for the delivery of this type of aircraft. Under the agreement, the military department will receive aircraft in the modifications "UB" and "C".
George1 wrote:franco wrote:KUBINKA (Moscow region), Aug. 22 - RIA Novosti. The Russian Defense Ministry and MiG signed a contract to supply six new MiG-35 light fighters until 2023, the RIA Novosti correspondent reports from the signing ceremony.
This is the first contract for the delivery of this type of aircraft. Under the agreement, the military department will receive aircraft in the modifications "UB" and "C".
6 aircrafts in 5 years, so the next contract after 2023?? Strange deal
George1 wrote:franco wrote:KUBINKA (Moscow region), Aug. 22 - RIA Novosti. The Russian Defense Ministry and MiG signed a contract to supply six new MiG-35 light fighters until 2023, the RIA Novosti correspondent reports from the signing ceremony.
This is the first contract for the delivery of this type of aircraft. Under the agreement, the military department will receive aircraft in the modifications "UB" and "C".
6 aircrafts in 5 years, so the next contract after 2023?? Strange deal
PapaDragon wrote:
Probably just to keep the project going for export market and to keep company alive until new STOVL is ready for production
Compared to Su-30SM this plane is low grade, if price were much lower then it would be different story but since it's not...
PapaDragon wrote:George1 wrote:franco wrote:KUBINKA (Moscow region), Aug. 22 - RIA Novosti. The Russian Defense Ministry and MiG signed a contract to supply six new MiG-35 light fighters until 2023, the RIA Novosti correspondent reports from the signing ceremony.
This is the first contract for the delivery of this type of aircraft. Under the agreement, the military department will receive aircraft in the modifications "UB" and "C".
6 aircrafts in 5 years, so the next contract after 2023?? Strange deal
Probably just to keep the project going for export market and to keep company alive until new STOVL is ready for production
Compared to Su-30SM this plane is low grade, if price were much lower then it would be different story but since it's not...
GunshipDemocracy wrote:Isos wrote:
5 years for 6 jets ? Seriously ? Where are the 36 that they said they will order ?
Armata - first 12 then 140.
Isos wrote:franco wrote:KUBINKA (Moscow region), Aug. 22 - RIA Novosti. The Russian Defense Ministry and MiG signed a contract to supply six new MiG-35 light fighters until 2023, the RIA Novosti correspondent reports from the signing ceremony.
This is the first contract for the delivery of this type of aircraft. Under the agreement, the military department will receive aircraft in the modifications "UB" and "C".
5 years for 6 jets ? Seriously ? Where are the 36 that they said they will order ?
George1 wrote:Maybe it would be better to order 50-60 MiG-29SMT to replace some old MiGs then
George1 wrote:Maybe it would be better to order 50-60 MiG-29SMT to replace some old MiGs then
miketheterrible wrote:Sukhois overall will replace MiGs as Frontline fighters while Mikoyan will have specialized aircraft like intercepter.
MiG-35 overall brings nothing new or better to table than what Su-30 or 35 can do. Yes, cool new tech, but still not as powerful as the other two aircrafts.
ult wrote:What's strange about it? RuAF do not see a place for them in their fleet. The order is to basically keep the project afloat for potential export contracts. The money that would go towards MiG-35 are better spent elsewhere.
Isos wrote:ult wrote:What's strange about it? RuAF do not see a place for them in their fleet. The order is to basically keep the project afloat for potential export contracts. The money that would go towards MiG-35 are better spent elsewhere.
Not really helping to export it. Other military seeing russia buying only 6 of them, not even 12, will make them believe it is a bad jet. They should have said they don't need it because it not suited for a big country like russia and try to give some to Egypt instead of the mig-29M they ordered.
JohninMK wrote: I might be wrong but I wouldn't be surprised if we don't see many more Mig-35 orders for Russian use.
George1 wrote:Here bmpd article says that these 6 MiG-35 are probably designed for re-equipment of the for Strizhi aerobatic team
(it has some sense since they now have 6 old MiG-29s)
https://bmpd.livejournal.com/3316363.html
Expert of the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies Konstantin Makienko calls the purchase of the MiG-35 a "purely political act": "The aerospace forces relied on mass purchases of Su-34 , Su-30SM and Su-35S , clearly outlining their priorities .
In this context, the purchase of the MiG-35 for military priority is not exactly.
Note that earlier the Air Force commander, General Andrei Yudin, said that the MiG-35 will be replaced by the Strizhi aerobatic team : thus, 6 out of 24 aircraft will go for demonstration performances
George1 wrote:Here bmpd article says that these 6 MiG-35 are probably designed for re-equipment of the for Strizhi aerobatic team
(it has some sense since they now have 6 old MiG-29s)
https://bmpd.livejournal.com/3316363.html
Isos wrote: So many years of development to get 6 jets for aerobatic shows ...
GunshipDemocracy wrote:Isos wrote: So many years of development to get 6 jets for aerobatic shows ...
because Russians have already something better in sleeve? MiG is to me busy with
a) Okhotnik drone
b) MiG-41
and likely (though I'm speculating here)
c) new VSTOL fighter (alone or in cooperation with Yak)
George1 wrote:
c) new VSTOL fighter (alone or in cooperation with Yak)
and LMFS (speculating)
GunshipDemocracy wrote:Isos wrote: So many years of development to get 6 jets for aerobatic shows ...
because Russians have already something better in sleeve? MiG is to me busy with
a) Okhotnik drone
b) MiG-41
and likely (though I'm speculating here)
c) new VSTOL fighter (alone or in cooperation with Yak)
in such light MiG-35 project makes sense to test new avionics/radars or solutions and for export. With technologies. India and Iran I hope are on the list.
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