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Measured figures
MiG-35 · Combat range
Single source1,000 km (620 mi, 540 nmi)[source]
MiG-35 · 2 × Klimov RD-33MK afterburning turbofan engines thrust each dry
Single sourceMiG-35 · with afterburner
Single source2 × Klimov RD-33MK afterburning turbofan engines, 52 kN (12,000 lbf) thrust each dry, 88.2 kN (19,800 lbf) with afterburner[source]
2 × Shenyang WS-10B afterburning turbofans with afterburner
Single source2 × Shenyang WS-10B afterburning turbofans , 135 kN (30,000 lbf) with afterburner[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Configuration
| Specification | Mikoyan MiG-35 | Shenyang J-16 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Multirole fighter[source] | — |
| National origin | Russia[source] | People's Republic of China[source] |
| Manufacturer | United Aircraft Corporation[source] | Shenyang Aircraft Corporation[source] |
| Designer | Mikoyan[source] | — |
| Status | In service[source] | In service[source] |
| Primary user | Russian Aerospace Forces[source] | People's Liberation Army Air Force[source] |
| Number built | 6+ serial and 2 to 8 test aircraft[source] | ~ 470 - ~ 500 (As of 2026 )[source] |
| Manufactured | 2016–2024[source] | 2017–present[source] |
| Introduction date | 17 June 2019[source] | 2015–16[source] |
| First flight | December 2016 ( 2016-12 )[source] | — |
| Developed from | Mikoyan MiG-29M Mikoyan MiG-29K[source] | Shenyang J-11 Su-30MKK[source] |
| Guns | 1 × 30 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1 autocannon with 100 rounds[source] | — |
| Hardpoints | 9 hardpoints with a capacity of up to 6,500 kg , with provisions to carry combinations of: Rockets: S-8 S-13 S-25 L (LD) laser-guided variant S-25 -O with fragmentation warhead and radio proximity fuze S-24 Missiles: Air-to-air missiles : R-73 R-77 Air-to-surface missiles : Kh-25 MAE Kh-29L/TE Kh-38ME Kh-38 Grom-E1 Anti-radiation missiles : 4 × Kh-31 PD Anti-ship missiles : 4 × Kh-31 AD Bombs: KAB-500KR TV-guided bomb KAB-500L laser-guided bomb KAB-500S-E GLONASS guided bomb[source] | Munitions on 12 external hardpoints, including:[source] |
| Max landing weight | 16,800 kg (37,000 lb)[source] | — |
| g limits | + 9 - 3[source] | +9[source] |
| Rockets | S-8 S-13 S-25 L (LD) laser-guided variant S-25 -O with fragmentation warhead and radio proximity fuze S-24[source] | — |
| Missiles | Air-to-air missiles : R-73 R-77 Air-to-surface missiles : Kh-25 MAE Kh-29L/TE Kh-38ME Kh-38 Grom-E1 Anti-radiation missiles : 4 × Kh-31 PD Anti-ship missiles : 4 × Kh-31 AD[source] | — |
| Bombs | KAB-500KR TV-guided bomb KAB-500L laser-guided bomb KAB-500S-E GLONASS guided bomb[source] | — |
| Role | — | Multirole strike fighter[source] |