Footage has appeared online of the flight of twin-seat deck-based "4+" generation multirole combat trainer MiG-29KUB fighters of the naval aviation of the Russian Navy over the waters of the Baltic Sea.
The aircraft operated without mock-ups of air-to-air missile weapons, which may indicate either the "running-in" of an updated software of the weapons control system, or the training of pilots in the places of navigators-operators, the Telegram channel @RussianArms reported.
The aircraft were equipped with central underwing fuel tanks (UFT) with a capacity of 2150 liters to increase the range and perform all the tasks assigned. The fighters received a MIL-STD-1760 multiplex data bus, which ensures the integration of the widest range of missile and bomb weapons. From multipurpose Kh-35U and Kh-59MK2 missiles to Kh-38MTE/MLE/MAE, as well as R-77-1 air combat missiles.
In addition, the aircraft received more advanced Zhuk-M radar systems with a target detection range with an effective reflecting surface of 3 m² at a distance of about 110 km.
The maximum speed of the aircraft can reach 2100 km/h, the practical ceiling is 17500 m. New 3M series turbojet engines with a total afterburning thrust of 17400 kgf/s have been installed.
Earlier it became known that Russia created the latest cruise missile called "Product 720". It embodies the best domestic design ideas.
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