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Different roles: Su-35 compared to MiG-35 - Russian n ewspaper:
This article was published 02/25/2020
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02/25/2020, Text: Nikolay Grishchenko
Journalists compared the Russian Su-35 and MiG-35 fighters.
Military Watch notes that the Su-35 is designed to counter the F-15C Eagle and F-22 Raptor, and the MiG-35 fighter is comparable to the American F-18 Hornet.
Analysts emphasized that the MiG-35 and Su-35 use the same class of ammunition and are compatible with the new R-37M hypersonic air-to-air missile. Thanks to what they are capable of shooting down aircraft at ranges up to 400 kilometers. This missile allows Russian fighters, according to experts, to surpass all potential opponents, since the latest Chinese and American air-to-air missiles are much slower and have a shorter range. "Drying" is capable of carrying up to 12 missiles on external suspensions, and the MiG - eight.
Both fighters use dual-circuit engines with a three-dimensional thrust vector, which makes them super maneuverable and removes restrictions on the angle of attack. At the same time, the Su-35 has a greater working height and range.
An Irbis radar is installed on the Su-35, which can detect enemy fighters more than 400 kilometers away, and invisible aircraft over 80 kilometers away. It is capable of simultaneously tracking up to 30 air targets. Less is known about the detection range of the MiG-35, but the types of ammunition it is equipped with indicate that it can track enemy aircraft at long range, Military Watch writes.
Although in general the Su-35 seems to be a more powerful fighter, the MiG-35 retains a number of important advantages. The fighter’s operating costs are 20 percent lower than that of the MiG-29, and the lower maintenance requirements of the MiG-35 allow it to fly more flights and operate from shorter runways.
“The Su-35 and MiG-35 have many similarities, but are designed for different roles, each of which has its own advantages. The Su-35 is a higher-class platform that you can rely on when confronted with elite aircraft such as Raptor, but and the MiG-35 can withstand them, while it is in many ways superior to most Western fighters such as the Gripen-E, F-16V, F-18E and Rafale, "writes MW.
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