Moscow Wants to Sell MiG-35s to More Than 30 Countries
- Negotiations are ongoing with more than 30 governments
- Plane is advanced successor to best-selling MiG-29 model
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Russia is targeting export sales of at least $10 billion for the new MiG-35, the country’s most advanced jet fighter, as it prepares to offer the aircraft commercially from next year.
Negotiations are underway with more than 30 countries that fly the older MiG-29 about upgrading their existing fleets or adding extra planes, Ilya Tarasenko, Director General of Russian Aircraft Corp. MiG, said Tuesday, putting a value to sales ambitions for the plane for the first time.