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MiG Still Hopes for Indian MiG-35 Order
A MiG-35 prototype takes off. The maker still hopes for a MiG-35 order from India, and is upgrading the Indian MiG-29 fleet in the meantime.  (Photo: RAC MiG)
A MiG-35 prototype takes off. The maker still hopes for a MiG-35 order from India, and is upgrading the Indian MiG-29 fleet in the meantime. (Photo: RAC MiG)

Russia has approached India again with an offer for MiG-35 fighters. The move comes as negotiations drag on to finalize a contract for the Dassault Rafale, which was declared the winner of the medium multirole combat aircraft (MMRCA) competition in January last year. Explaining the move, Sergei Korotkov, general director at Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG (RAC MiG), told Russian media, “Although we lost the [MMRCA] tender, we nonetheless met all the requirements set by the tender committee.” He noted that MiG has been a partner with the Indian aerospace industry and air force for 50 years; India signed for its first MiG-21 fighters in 1962.

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