The MiG-35 NATO reporting name Fulcrum-F is a highly manoeuvrable air superiority fighter, that was shown for the first time in August 2005 throughout the MAKS Air Show outside Moscow. The fighter is powered by RD-33 OVT thrust vectoring control engines. The RD-33 OVT engines offer superior manoeuvrability and enhance the fighter's performance in close air-to-air engagements.
The MiG-35 presents super-manoeuvrability, a capability to fly at supercritical angles of attack at increased level of sustained and available g-loads and high turn-angle rate, which needs a greater thrust-to-weight ratio and improved wing aerodynamic potency.
MiG-35 are going to be the first Russian aircraft to be fitted with active electronically scanned array radar. The Zhuk-MA's antenna consists of 160 modules, each with four receive-and-transmit modules. it's believed to supply a 160km (85nm) air target detection radius and 300km for surface ships.
The MiG-35 is powered by two RD-33MKBs which will be fitted with KliVT swivel-nozzles and a thrust vectoring control (TVC) system. The MiG-35's combination of TVC and advanced missile-warning sensors offers it the edge during combat.
