Russia's MiG-35 Multirole Fighter Aircraft has Failed to Make Short-List for MMRCA

Russia's MiG-35 multirole fighter aircraft has failed to make the short-list in a $10 billion international tender for 126 combat aircraft for the Indian air force, according to Indian media reports quoted by Kommersant daily.The favorites to win the tender are the French Dassault Rafale and the Eurofighter Typhoon, Indian media say.Russia's United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), the holding company for most of the Russian aircraft industry, and its fighter subsidiary MiG, have not officially confirmed the reports."The official results of the tender have not yet been announced," said UAC's Press Secretary Konstantin Lantratov."The MiG-35 is not leaving the tender, and I have no official information about this," said UAC First Vice-President Mikhail Pogosyan.

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