In the mid-2000s, the MiG-35 was unexpectedly entered into an Indian Medium Multirole Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) tender. At the time, the MiG-35 was purely a crude, hastily designed product. Worse, the MiG-35 went to international tender, but was built on a foundation of clearly outdated technologies. It was a pure gamble not only for MiGs, but also for the entire Russian defense industry.