Russian Air and Space force takes its first MiG-35s
The MiG-35 development, test and production effort has marked a serious advance in the last three years according to Ilya Tarasenko, director general at Russian combat aircraft maker, RSK MiG.
Tarasenko revealed that the first two MiG-35 fighters out from an order for six aircraft, placed at Army-2018 defence exhibition in August 2018, have been already delivered to the Russian Air and Space Forces (RuASF), while four more are set to follow until the year-end.
Tarasenko told the Russian RIA Novosti news agency that a new order for an undisclosed number of MiG-35s for the RuASF is expected soon. He
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