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1967–1985. Number built. 5,047. Variants. Mikoyan MiG-27. The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 ( Russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-23; NATO reporting name: Flogger) is a variable-geometry fighter aircraft, designed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich design bureau in the Soviet Union. It is a third-generation jet fighter, alongside similar Soviet ...
The Mikoyan MiG-29 (Russian: Микоян МиГ-29; NATO reporting name: Fulcrum) is a twin-engine fighter aircraft designed in the Soviet Union.Developed by the Mikoyan design bureau as an air superiority fighter during the 1970s, the MiG-29, along with the larger Sukhoi Su-27, was developed to counter new U.S. fighters such as the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle and the General Dynamics F-16 ...
Poland had 29 MiG-29s in service as of 2022. [ 1] Poland bought 12 aircraft (nine MiG-29 9.12A and three MiG-29UB 9.51) from the Soviet Union between 1989 and 1990. Next ten ex-Czech aircraft (nine MiG-29A and one MiG-29UB) were exchanged with Czech Republic for 11 Polish PZL W-3 Sokół helicopters in 1996. Last 22 were handed over by Germany ...
An-24, PAC P-750. The Korean People's Army Air Force ( KPAF; Korean: 조선인민군 공군, romanized : Chosŏn-inmin'gun konggun; Hanja: 朝鮮人民軍 空軍 ) is the unified military aviation force of North Korea. It is the second largest branch of the Korean People's Army comprising an estimated 110,000 members. [ 5] As of 2024, it is ...
By February 2024, the last 2 MiG-2UBs were withdrawn from service and put on sale. [8] For information on the Mikoyan MiG-27s in service with the Kazakh air force, see List of MiG-27 operators. Kazakhstan Air Force (1991-2000) 129th APIB, Taldykorgan (MiG-23UB) 134th APIB, Zhangiztobe (MiG-23UB) 715th IAP, Loogovaya (MiG-23M, MiG-23MLD, MiG-23UB)
MiG I-7 - heavy interceptor fighter prototype developed from the I-3, 1957. MiG I-75 - swept-wing interceptor developed from the I-7, 1958; lost to the Sukhoi Su-9. Ye-8 - supersonic jet fighter aircraft prototype, 1962; planned replacement of the MiG-21. Ye-150 family - prototype interceptors in the 1950s.
On 4 July 1989, a pilotless MiG-23 jet fighter of the Soviet Air Forces crashed into a house in Bellegem, near Kortrijk, Belgium, killing one person.The pilot had ejected over an hour earlier near Kołobrzeg, Poland, after experiencing technical problems, but the aircraft continued flying for around 900 km (600 mi) before running out of fuel and crashing into the ground.
Mikoyan MiG-35 [ 7][ 8] The Mikoyan MiG-29K ( Russian: Микоян МиГ-29K; NATO reporting name: Fulcrum-D) [ 9] is a Russian all-weather carrier-based multirole fighter aircraft developed by the Mikoyan Design Bureau. The MiG-29K was developed in the late 1980s from the MiG-29M. Mikoyan describes it as a 4+ generation aircraft. [ 10][ 11]