Russia showed at the air show MAX-2019 prototype of the latest fighter.

As part of the MAKS-2019 International Aerospace Salon, a fighter was shown, which may be a reference to the newest Russian combat aircraft - the MiG-44. The creation of this fighter became known relatively recently, however, the appearance at the air show of the Soviet prototype MiG-1.44 can be a reference to the latest fifth-generation fighter.

"... 4. Provide the RF ABM with:

4.1 air defense missile system S-500 "PROmetheus", capable of:

• destroy hypersonic targets, low-orbit satellites, BB;

4.2 Supersonic fighter-interceptor MIG-31 and promising MIG-44 (developing speeds up to 3's Machs), capable of:

• to destroy the B-52, B-1 bombers equipped with the TOMAHAVK KR using hypersonic cruise missiles (CR) "ZIRCON" ... "

-, it is said in the publication of the abstract of the publication of the speaker from the Military University of the MOMilitary-economic security of the Russian Federation: prospects for the extension of the START-3 treaty».

According to experts, it is precisely the Soviet MiG-1.44 fighter that is the prototype for the created fighter of the project PAK DP MiG-44, the announcement of which took place relatively recently.