MiG-23 (Family)

Description

The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 was a supersonic variable-geometry jet fighter originally developed for the Soviet Air Force. MiG-23 was the designation for the fighter variant and MiG-27 the ground attack variant. Put into service in 1970, it served in more than 35 countries with more than 5,000 units built. The main operators were the Soviet Union, Libya, Syria and Bulgaria.

Nicknames

MiG-23/27 Nicknames
▃ NATO	Flogger · Midget
▂ MiG-23	Чемодан (Suitcase) · Самолет-Гриф (Griffon)
▂ MiG-27	Кондор (Condor) · Утиный нос (Duck nose) · Крокодил (Crocodile)

Vehicles

Rank VI

MiG-23

• ◊MiG-23BN

Rank VII

MiG-23

• MiG-23M
• ◊MiG-23MF
• MiG-23ML
• ◊MiG-23MLA
• MiG-23MLD

MiG-27

• MiG-27K
• MiG-27M

Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau (Микоя́н и Гуре́вич Опытное конструкторское бюро)
Fighters	MiG-3-15 · MiG-3-15 (BK) · MiG-3-34
	I-225
Jet fighters	MiG-9 · MiG-9 (l)
	MiG-15 · MiG-15bis · MiG-15bis ISH
	MiG-17
	MiG-19PT
	MiG-21F-13 · MiG-21PFM · MiG-21S (R-13-300) · MiG-21SMT · MiG-21bis
	MiG-23M · MiG-23ML · MiG-23MLD
	MiG-27M · MiG-27K
	MiG-29
Export/Licensed	␗MiG-9 · ␗MiG-9 (l)
	◊MiG-15bis · J-2*
	MiG-17AS · J-4* · Shenyang F-5*
	◊MiG-19S · J-6A*
	◊MiG-21 SPS-K · ◊MiG-21MF · ◊MiG-21 "Lazur-M" · ▄MiG-21bis · ◊MiG-21bis-SAU · J-7II**
	◊MiG-23BN · ◊MiG-23MF · ◊MiG-23MLA
	◊MiG-29
	*Licensed and domesticated with Chinese designations.
	**Unlicensed, reverse-engineered and domesticated with Chinese designations.
See Also	Shenyang · Chengdu