UAC Boosted By MiG-29SMT Order
Russian order for MiG-29SMT raises hopes for commitment to the MiG-35 program.
The Su-35S Super Flanker is a key military program for Russia’s UAC.
The Su-35S Super Flanker is a key military program for Russia’s UAC.

Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG, a UAC subsidiary, comes to the Farnborough 2014 show boosted by a new Russian order for 16 MiG-29SMT single-seat, multirole fighters due for delivery by the end of 2016. Signing the $495 million order, Russia’s deputy defense minister Yuri Borisov said, “This order will make MiG feel more secure and look to the future with greater hopes…and provide a good starting point for setting up production of newer aircraft, such as the MiG-35.”