PICTURE:
First MiG-35 nears delivery for Egypt
10 APRIL,
2017 SOURCE: FLIGHTGLOBAL.COM
BY: CRAIG HOYLE LONDON
Egypt appears
to be close to receiving the first of its RAC MiG-35 fighters, with a
lead example having been photographed during flight testing near Moscow late
last month.
Images show a
twin-seat trainer bearing the registration 811 being flown in Egyptian air
force livery from Ramenskoye airport on 31 March.
AirTeamImages
Flight Fleets
Analyzer records Egypt as having signed a production order for 46 MiG-35s. The
nation's air force also is modernising its capabilities via a 24-aircraft deal
with Dassault for the Rafale fighter. Local media reports indicate that a third
batch of three Rafales arrived in Egypt early this month, and the French
manufacturer is due to deliver another five examples to the nation during 2017.
Russia's United Aircraft
formally rolled out its first MiG-35 in late January, during an event
attracting delegations from more than 30 countries and high-level attendance
from the Russian air force. Moscow has previously expressed interest in
acquiring the latest development of the MiG-29-series.
Original
post: flightglobal.com
Related post:
MiG-35: Details
No comments:
Post a Comment