Russia is proving that they are a real power with a serious defense industrial base that, contrary to the expectations of Western military strategists, cannot be sanctioned out of existence. The Russians have become adept at taking older systems and upgrading them to the point that they are critical assets on the modern battlefield. 

One such system that Russia is interested in making a significant threat to NATO forces is their MiG-35 Fourth-Generation multirole fighter jet, designed by Russia’s iconic Mikoyan Design Bureau. An evolution of the storied Soviet-era MiG-29 series of fighter jet, and marketed as a bridge between the fourth-and-fifth-generation fighter jets, the MiG-35 is meant to compete with more modern NATO aircraft such as the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II and the F-16 Fighting Falcon. 

Russia’s New MiG-35 Fighter Should Scare the West

First unveiled internationally at the 2017 Moscow Air Show, the MiG-35 entered service with the Russian Aerospace Forces........

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