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 | |
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▃ 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
Rank VII
MiG-23
MiG-27
Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau (Микоя́н и Гуре́вич Опытное конструкторское бюро) | |
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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 |
Germany jet aircraft | |
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Ar 234 | Ar 234 B-2 · Ar 234 C-3 |
He 162 | He 162 A-1 · He 162 A-2 |
Ho 229 | Ho 229 V3 |
Me 163 | Me 163 B · Me 163 B-0 |
Me 262 A | Me 262 A-1a · Me 262 A-1a/Jabo · Me 262 A-1a/U1 · Me 262 A-1/U4 · Me 262 A-2a |
Me 262 C | Me 262 C-1a · Me 262 C-2b |
Tornado | ◄Tornado IDS ASSTA1 · ◄Tornado IDS |
USA | ◄F-84F |
◄CL-13A Mk 5 · ◄CL-13B Mk.6 · ◄F-86K | |
◄F-104G | |
◄F-4F Early · ◄F-4F | |
USSR | ◊MiG-15bis |
◊Lim-5P | |
◊MiG-19S | |
◊MiG-21 SPS-K · ◊MiG-21MF · ◊MiG-21bis-SAU · ◊MiG-21 "Lazur-M" | |
◊MiG-23BN · ◊MiG-23MF · ◊MiG-23MLA | |
◊MiG-29 | |
◊Su-22UM3K | |
◊IL-28 | |
Britain | ◄Sea Hawk Mk.100 · ◌Hunter F.58 (Swiss) |
Italy | ◄G.91 R/3 · ◄G.91 R/4 |
USSR jet aircraft | |
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Bereznyak-Isayev | BI |
Yakovlev | Yak-15 · Yak-15P · Yak-17 · Yak-23 · Yak-28B · Yak-30D · Yak-38 · Yak-38M · Yak-141 |
Mikoyan-Gurevich | MiG-9 · MiG-9 (l) · MiG-15 · MiG-15bis · MiG-15bis ISH · MiG-17 · MiG-17AS · 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 | |
Lavochkin | La-174 · La-15 · La-200 |
Sukhoi | Su-9 · Su-11 · Su-7B · Su-7BKL · Su-7BMK · Su-17M2 · Su-17M4 · Su-22M3 · Su-25 · Su-25K |
Ilyushin | IL-28 · IL-28Sh |
Tupolev | Tu-14T |