Even the Russian Air Force has been hesitant to add the MiG-35 jet to its fleet. According to experts, the MiG-35 has not interested buyers because other Russian jets have performed incredibly well. Jets such as Su-27, Su-30, MiG-29 and MiG-21 have become the mainstay in foreign air forces. The export of MiG-35 has been hampered by the delay in MiG-35 Vs F-35. According to experts who wished to stay anonymous, the thrust element makes the MiG-35 a superior dogfighter and provides it with the capability to evade beyond-visual-range (BVR) missile attacks in a way the F-35 cannot. The Russian jet can also carry twice the payload of the F-35. Mikoyan MiG-29. v2.4.0 / 01 oct 23 / greg goebel. * The Mikoyan MiG-29 was one of the Soviet Union's most important combat aircraft in the last years of the Cold War, and remains an important military asset for the successor Russian Republic. It has been widely exported, and updated to keep it in service well into the 21st century. The MiG-35 is Russia's endeavor to evolve a new generation of warplanes based on the MiG-29. The MiG-35, built on the MiG-29M2 variant and referred to by the Russians as a 4++ generation machine The MiG-29 became the basis for further technological developments, morphing into a 4++ fighter jet: The MiG-35. This machine was designed to operate in heavily contested environments while using “The Air USA MIG 29 fleet was imported directly from a former Soviet Union nation. We just plug in the blowers, pull the nose up, accelerate to 1.35 in the climb, level at 35,000ft, check The Su-35’s IRST has the same range as the MiG-35’s IRST and it can engage up to four aerial targets at once. Its ferry range with fuel drop tanks is 4.500km (2.976 miles) whilst the top speed is 2.400km/h (1.491mph) at optimum altitude and 1.400km/h (870mph) at sea level. Service ceiling is 18.000m (59.055ft). Slovakia reportedly is saving one old MiG for a museum. If Poland gives away all 29 of its own MiGs—perhaps over Germany’s objections—then Ukraine could get a batch of 39 jets, some of which Pk7k.