 In December 2012 , Russian officials commented that the Swifts and Russian Knights aerobatics teams would receive new aircraft to replace the Mikoyan MiG @-@ 29 and Su @-@ 27 , respectively . The Swifts was expected to receive the Su @-@ 30SM and the Russian Knights receive the Su @-@ 35 . Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin commented the upgrade was to " show to the world not only the inimitable skill of our pilots , but also the talent of our aircraft designers ... " Russian Air Force received another 12 Su @-@ 35S fighters on 12 February 2014 to be deployed with an air regiment based in Russia ’ s Far East . 
