Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-23

Group Owner-: Микоян-МиГ-23 NATO Name: Flogger 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 aircraft such as the Su-17 "Fitter". It was the first Soviet fighter to field a look-down/shoot-down radar‚ the RP-23 Sapfir‚ and one of the first to be armed with beyond-visual-range missiles. Production started in 1969 and reached large numbers with over 5‚000 aircraft built‚ making it the most produced variable-sweep wing aircraft in history. Today the MiG-23 remains in limited service with some export customers. The basic design was also used as the basis for the Mikoyan MiG-27‚ a dedicated ground-attack variant. Among many minor changes‚ the MiG-27 replaced the MiG-23's nose-mounted radar system with an optical panel holding a laser designator and a TV camera.