The Mig-35 aircraft has increased payload capacity compared to its predecessor Mig-29, due to its powerful engine and improved design. It is able to carry a variety of weapons including air-to-air missiles, air-to-surface missiles, laser-guided rockets, anti-radiation missiles, anti-ship missiles and a 30mm auto-cannon with 100 rounds.An underside view of a Soviet Su-27 Flanker aircraft carrying air-to-air missiles. (DOD photo) On Feb. 25, 1999, in a pair of engagements, Ethiopian Su-27s would shoot down two MiG-29s. The next day, Eritrean MiG-29s shot down a pair of Ethiopian MiG-21s. Ethiopia would claim that a “Capt. Asther Tolossa” would shoot down a MiG-29, but the The Su-27 is more nimble at sea level and medium altitude than it is above 8,000 meters (26,200 feet), while the MiG-29 is better at higher altitude. The maneuvering capabilities of the Flanker
서방권 국가에서의 MiG-35는 F-22 의 대항마로서 개발되던 MiG-MFI (МиГ-МФИ)를 지칭하는 말이었고, 동구권 국가들이 부르는 MiG-35 (МиГ-35)는 MiG-29 (МиГ-29)의 최신 개량형인 위에 설명한 전투기를 칭한다. 한마디로 전투기판 아쿨라급 이다. 다만 MiG-MFI 가 페이퍼
МиГ-35 је званично представљен свету током приредбе Аеро Индија 2007. године. До 2021. године направљено је 10 прототипова и 6 серијских авиона. МиГ-35 долази у варијанти С (једносед) и УБ (двосед)