1. If the Zhuk line is to survive, sales of the MiG-35 platform, equipped with the Zhuk-A AESA radar, must pick up 2. Zhuk production is currently driven by demand for the Zhuk-M model; its MiG-29 platform is rapidly aging, putting the system's future in doubt 3. If no major customer other than Russia emerges for the MiG-35, the Zhuk family may not survive beyond the mid- to late 2020s.
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