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The MiG-35/MiG-35D exhibits the latest advancements on MiG-29K/KUB and MiG-29M/M2 fighters in combat efficiency enhancement, universality and operational characteristics improvement.[6]
The main features of the new design are the fifth-generation information-sighting systems, compatibility with Russian and foreign origin weapons application and an integrated variety of defensive systems to increase combat survivability. The new overall design overtakes the design concepts of the baseline model and enables the new aircraft to conduct full-scale multi-role missions as their western counterparts.[6]
New avionics are intended to help the MiG-35 to gain air superiority as well as to perform all-weather precision ground strikes, aerial reconnaissance with opto-electronic and radar equipment and to conduct complex joint missions.[6] The new aircraft has greater weapons load on nine pylons, increased fuel capacity, better anti-corrosion protection, significantly reduced radar signature and a quadruple-redundant fly-by-wire control system.
The most important changes are the Phazotron Zhuk-AE active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar, the RD-33MK engines and the newly designed Optical Locator System (OLS).[12][13][14] Other obvious changes in the cockpit are the reduction in analog electronics.
With the vectored thrust nozzles, the engines are designated RD-33OVT and will allow the MiG-35 to be the first twin-engine aircraft with vectoring nozzles that can move in two directions. Other existing thrust vectoring aircraft, like the Su-30MKI and the F-22, have nozzles that vector in one direction.
In air combat, the optronic suite allows:
* Detection of non-afterburning targets at 45 km range and more;
* Identification of those targets at 8 to 10 km range; and
* Estimates of aerial target range at up to 15 km.
For ground targets, the suite allows:
* A tank-effective detection range up to 15 km, and aircraft carrier detection at 60 to 80 km;
* Identification of the tank type on the 8 to 10 km range, and of an aircraft carrier at 40 to 60 km; and
* Estimates of ground target range of up to 20 km.
General characteristics
* Crew: one or two
* Length: 19 m (62 ft 4 in)
* Wingspan: 15 m (49 ft 3 in)
* Height: 6 m (19 ft 8 in)
* Empty weight: 11,000 kg (24,250 lb)
* Loaded weight: 17,500 kg (38,600 lb)
* Max takeoff weight: 29,700 kg (65,500 lb)
* Powerplant: 2× Klimov RD-33MK afterburning turbofans
o Dry thrust: 5,400 kgf, 53.0 kN (11,900 lbf) each
o Thrust with afterburner: 9,000 kgf, 88.3 kN (19,800 lbf) each
Performance
* Maximum speed: Mach 2.25 (2,400 km/h, 1,491 mph) at altitude
* Range: 2,000 km (1,240 mi)
* Ferry range: 3,100 km (1,930 mi) with 3 external fuel tanks
* Service ceiling: 17,500 m (57,400 ft)
* Rate of climb: 330 m/s (65,000 ft/min)
* Thrust/weight: 1.03
Armament
* Guns: 1× 30 mm GSh-30-1 cannon, 150 rounds
* Hardpoints: 9 total (8× under-wing, 1× centre-line) with a capacity of over 6,500 kg external fuel and ordnance[citation needed]
* Rockets: S-8, S-13, S-24, S-25L, S-250 unguided and laser-guided rockets
* Missiles:
o Air-to-air:
+ AA-10 Alamo: 4× R-27R, R-27T, R-27ER, R-27ET
+ AA-8 Aphid: 4× R-60M
+ AA-11 Archer: 8× R-73E, R-73M, R-74M
+ AA-12 Adder: 8× R-77
o Air-to-surface:
+ AS-17 Krypton: 4× Kh-31A, Kh-31P
+ AS-14 Kedge: 4× Kh-29T, Kh-29L
* Bombs:
o Guided:
+ KAB-500L: 500 kg laser-guided bomb
+ KAB-500T: 500 kg TV-guided bomb
o Unguided:
+ FAB-250: 250 kg bomb
+ FAB-500: 500 kg bomb
+ ZAB-500 fuel-air explosive Bomb
Avionics
* Phazotron Zhuk AE AESA radar (or other members of the Zhuk radar family) [23]
* NII PP Optical Locator System
Comparable aircraft
* F-35 Lightning II[24]
* Eurofighter Typhoon
* F/A-18E/F Super Hornet
* Sukhoi Su-35BM
Russia confident of large Indian order.
Russia unveiled the MiG-35 in Bangalore, India, amid Moscow's keenness to sell these planes to India. India may procure 126 of these aircraft.
It was reported that the MiG-35 made its way from Moscow to Bangalore in less than three hours, assisted by in-flight refueling on the way and flying at supersonic speeds.
