Russian Aerospace Forces May Receive MiG-35 Fighters Ahead Of Schedule - Manufacturer

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 15th August, 2018) Russian Aerospace Forces may be able to receive deliveries of MiG-35 jets ahead of schedule in a bid for the manufacturer to keep up the rhythm and save money, the president of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) told Vedomosti newspaper.

"As for MiG-35, we will for the first time test the so-called model of ahead-of-schedule deliveries with the Defense Ministry.

This will allow us to keep up the rhythm and lower the expenses on the aircraft manufacturing, while the Defense Ministry will be able to receive the new aircraft a little earlier than the state defense orders schedule says," Yury Slyusar was quoted as saying.

According to Slyusar, the UAC is planning to deliver six MiG-35 fighters to the Russian Defense Ministry at the first stage. The first delivery will take place this year.

The Russian Defense Ministry said last year that it expected to start purchasing MiG-35 multirole jets in 2018.