Mig to develop medium weight stealth fighter based on Mig 35

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RAC MiG is contemplating building a
fifth-generation fighter which would
use its current MiG-35 platform as a
"foundation" for the introduction of
new technologies.
Sergey Korotkov, general director of
the Russian firm, says concepts for a
new aircraft have already been worked
on by company engineers.
"I know this is one of the ideas, one of
the directions, that is in the pockets of
the design bureau," he says, speaking
through an interpreter. "I do hope that
we shall stick to this direction more
seriously very soon."

 

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read full article here ----->
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RAC MiG is contemplating building a
fifth-generation fighter which would
use its current MiG-35 platform as a
"foundation" for the introduction of
new technologies.
Sergey Korotkov, general director of
the Russian firm, says concepts for a
new aircraft have already been worked
on by company engineers.
"I know this is one of the ideas, one of
the directions, that is in the pockets of
the design bureau," he says, speaking
through an interpreter. "I do hope that
we shall stick to this direction more
seriously very soon."

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Although he does not detail how
advanced its studies are, Korotkov
believes it is "very likely" that the new
combat type will be developed.
However, he says "the most important
thing is that it should be ordered".
Such a "time-consuming" project,
which requires "quite a big amount of
money", would need to have a defined
end user before it commenced, he
says.
Korotkov plays down suggestions that
any work on a fifth-generation fighter
would bring MiG into conflict with its
sister airframer Sukhoi, which is
developing its own stealthy type, the
T-50/PAK-FA.
The two aircraft are "are quite
different projects and each would be
targeted to resolve their own mission",
he says.
The maximum take-off weight of the
current MiG-35 is around 5t lighter
than that of the larger T-50, and
Korotkov suggests it will provide
greater efficiency for the majority of
projected missions.
"We consider that the MiG-35 is that
very platform which might, in the
future, form the foundation of a fifth-
generation fighter," he says.