Yesterday, reporters found the beginning of the production of 4-generation fighter MiG-35 ++. To be made the new machine will be in Lukhovitsy near Moscow, on the territory of the industrial complex N1 - a branch of the Russian Aircraft Corporation "MiG".
Now on this machine are carried out development work.
Release of pre-series batch - a necessary part of the preparation of serial production of new aircraft. It must start immediately
after signing the contract with the Ministry of Defense of Russia.
These fighters will gradually replace the stand armed with MiG-29 videoconferencing. The first MiG-35 will be transferred to military pilots to carry out comprehensive tests this year. Production sites, including the final assembly plant, significantly upgraded. And produce combat aircraft will be using the latest technology. Now the company in Lukhovitsy busy with export orders for the MiG-29, which is still in demand in the world market. However, under the MiG-35 is allocated a separate production line.
The new machines have to appear on a variety of air shows.In particular, "MAKS-2015" ultra-modern fighter aircraft flew in tandem with the restored fighter of the Great Patriotic War - the MiG-3. It made an impression.
At the same time General Director of RAC "MiG" Sergei Korotkov in an interview to "Rossiyskaya Gazeta" described the new car:
- MiG-35 outperforms virtually all foreign fighters in its class.
It can successfully hit the air targets, to strike the land and sea targets. The fighter is equipped with on-board radar "Zhuk" active phased array antenna.
The latest radar and digital information processing system allows the fighter to accompany 10 targets and simultaneously attack just six of them. Operating range radar reaches 160 kilometers, and in the future will be increased to 280. The MiG-35 is equipped with active protection system, on board there are special sensors to warn the pilot of the rocket attacks, and weapons system includes missiles that can intercept and destroy other people's missiles air-to-air.
I should add that for pilot training new fighters specialists RAC "MiG" developed a modern simulator with 3D-visualization. It is possible to prepare pilots for all types of MiG-29 and MiG-35, including their version of the ship. Simulator fully simulates the conditions of landing on the deck and difficulties in refueling in the air. Naturally, it allows you to practice the use of all types of weapons carried by the fighter.
It is known that the MiG-35 was specially developed to participate in the competition for a new fighter of the middle class, who spent India. On it with a lot of scandals won France.
Nevertheless, interest in the MiG-35 are already showing some 30 countries around the world.
MiG-29 at the time was considered the best front-line fighter in the world. He really was a real air combat soldier. Require minimal maintenance, are not very complicated to use, very manoeuvrable and reliable - the only fighter whose engines do not glohli under any bends. The design of the MiG-35 was able to save considerably multiply all the best characteristics of its predecessor.
Weapons upgraded fighter consists of the built-in 30 mm cannon GS-30-1-controlled missile short- and medium-range R-73, R-27 and RVV-AE. MiG-35 can carry a powerful anti-X-31A launched cruise missiles and Kh-35 anti-radar - Kh-31P, Kh-25 URVP, the X-29.
Also corrected conventional bombs. The possibility of the use of all types of advanced airborne weapons of Russian and foreign production.
Organization of serial production will be led by the current CEO of RAC Sergey Korotkov. But it would be unfair not to remember what made its predecessors so that the project of the MiG-35 took place at all.
When the CEO was Nikolai Nikitin, it started a complete redesign of another Soviet MiG-29K ship, on the basis of which later appeared an Indian version of the aircraft, and on and Generation 4 ++.
The design introduced composites, avionics became digital, cabin "glass" that is fully computerized. It was possible to increase the engine thrust, lower fuel consumption and significantly reduce the opacity of the motors. By the way, the smoky trail MiG-29 in many countries called "smokers".
When Nikitin is a new shop was built. It is designed for production of civil aircraft, but, as it turned out, at the time came for the production of combat.
In general director Alexey Fedorov managed to literally from the ground up to run in production completely revamped MiG-29K. These machines are very willingly bought India. All airframe technologies have been updated, the plant in Lukhovitsy became actively move to "figure". the first pilot of the MiG-29K is actually a new generation were built. Has begun flight testing of the aircraft was a complete confirmation of all declared characteristics. Work began on the MiG-35.
Naturally, all this took place with the direct participation of the Engineering Center. AI Mikoyan, led by Vladimir Barkovskii.
Working together to create new fighter aircraft that meets the requirements of the fifth-generation fighter. And not much inferior to even the American fighter F-35 fifth generation.
Deliveries of MiG-35 aircraft of the Russian VKS significantly strengthen their combat power.