Speaking to Sputnik and the Rossiya Segodnya news agency, MiG Aircraft Corporation director Ilya Tarasenko offered his thoughts on recent news stories regarding MiG aircraft, including their use in the anti-terrorist operation in Syria, sales prospects, and rumors about the creation of a carrier-based version of the new MiG-35 multirole fighter.

In consideration of Russia's ongoing military mission in Syria, Tarasenko was asked to comment on MiG Aircraft Corporation's assessment of the effectiveness of its planes in that operation, including the MiG-29KUBR carrier-based multirole fighters operating aboard the Admiral Kuznetsov.

Tarasenko said that in the company's view, "during combat missions from aboard the Admiral Kuznetsov, our planes showed off their best side, operating against ground targets and confirming their compliance with all the requirements presented to us by the Ministry of Defense."

"I'd like to add that the Syrian Air Force has also conducted operations using MiG-29s that were delivered to them earlier, and have also showed their high effectiveness," the director added. 

Syria has an estimated 30 MiG-29A, MiG-29UB and MiG-29SM aircraft in its arsenal.

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