Group : Air Defense Fighters
Status : Active
Also Known As : Flogger, Mig-23B, Mig-23BK, Mig-23BM, Mig-23BN, Mig-23M, Mig-23MF, Mig-23ML, Mig-23MLD, Mig-23MS, Mig-23P, Mig-23UB, Mig-23UM, Mig-24
Origin : Russia
Contractor : Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 1971
First Flight : April 10, 1967
Total Production : 5,000

The Mig-23 front-line air defense fighter entered service in 1971 within the Soviet Air Force powered by a R-35-300 turbojet engine rated at 28,600-lb of thrust with afterburner. The Mig-23 aircraft was equipped with a 23mm internal cannon and can be armed with dumb bombs, air-to-air and air-to-surface missiles. The Mig-24 was a designation used for export models. The Mig-23M was the first model to introduce a pulse Doppler radar. The Mig-23MS and Mig-23MF were export versions. The Mi-23ML was a lightened version. The Mig-23UB and Mig-23UM were twin-seat trainers. The Mig-23P was an interceptor and the Mig-23MLD was an improved variant with enhanced air defense capabilities. The Mig-23BN, Mig-23BK and Mig-23BM were attack variants. In the 1980s Mig-23 was the backbone of the Warsaw Pact Air Forces. The Mig-23 aircraft is obsolete and has been retired from service in the Russian and ex-Warsaw Pact Air Forces.

Group : Attack Aircrafts
Status : Active
Also Known As : Bahadur, Flogger-J, Mig-27D, Mig-27K, Mig-27L (Indian Air Force), Mig-27M
Origin : Russia
Contractor : Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 1975
First Flight : 1972
Total Production : 900

The Mig-27 is a dedicated attack aircraft derived from the Mig-23 which first flew in 1972 and was cleared for service in 1973. The aircraft is powered by a single R-29B-300 turbojet engine rated at 25,000-lb of thrust with afterburner. This jet is fitted with a 30mm GSh-6-30 cannon and can load variety of laser-guided bombs and air-to-surface missiles as well as unguided bombs and rockets. The Mig-27D, Mi-27M and Mig-27K are improved versions fitted with a laser designator and advanced navigation system. The Mig-27 was produced under license in India under the Bahadur designation, also referred to as the Mig-27M or Mig-27L. Several Mig-27 aircraft were modified by Russia to perform high altitude reconnaissance flights. India remains the largest Mig-27 operator with 70 aircraft in service as of 2015. The Indian Air Force retired its remaining Mig-27s in 2017.