Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23

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fighter aircraft military aircraft variable-geometry wing aircraft

The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 is a Soviet variable-geometry fighter aircraft introduced in the late 1960s, known for its swing-wing design, high speed, and widespread use by Warsaw Pact and allied air forces during the Cold War.

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All labels observed (31)

Label	Occurrences
MiG-23	11
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 canonical	5
MiG-23BN	2
MiG-23ML	2
MiG-23 Flogger-A	1
MiG-23 Flogger-B	1
MiG-23 Flogger-C	1
MiG-23 Flogger-D	1
MiG-23 Flogger-E	1
MiG-23 Flogger-F	1
MiG-23 Flogger-G	1
MiG-23 Flogger-H	1
MiG-23 Flogger-J	1
MiG-23 Flogger-K	1
MiG-23 Flogger-L	1
MiG-23 Flogger-M	1
MiG-23 fighter aircraft	1
MiG-23 jet fighter	1
MiG-23M	1
MiG-23MF	1
MiG-23MLD	1
MiG-23UB	1
MiG-27	1
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23B	1
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23BN	1
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23MF	1
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23ML	1
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23MLD	1
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23MS	1
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-27	1
Syrian MiG-23 fighter aircraft	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fighter aircraft ⓘ military aircraft ⓘ variable-geometry wing aircraft ⓘ
armament	23 mm GSh-23L cannon ⓘ air-to-air missiles ⓘ air-to-surface weapons ⓘ
conflict	Gulf War ⓘ Iran–Iraq War ⓘ 1982 Lebanon War ⓘ surface form: Lebanon War of 1982 Soviet–Afghan War ⓘ Yom Kippur War ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Soviet Union ⓘ
crew	1 ⓘ
designer	Mikoyan design bureau ⓘ surface form: Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau
developedFrom	Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 ⓘ surface form: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 (conceptual predecessor)
engineType	turbojet ⓘ
enteredService	1970 ⓘ
era	Cold War ⓘ
firstFlight	1967 ⓘ
generation	third-generation jet fighter ⓘ
introduced	1970 ⓘ
length	around 16.7 m ⓘ
manufacturer	Mikoyan design bureau ⓘ surface form: Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau
maximumSpeed	around Mach 2.35 ⓘ
natoReportingName	Flogger ⓘ
notableFeature	beyond-visual-range missile capability ⓘ swing-wing design ⓘ
powerplant	Khatchaturov R-29 turbojet ⓘ
primaryRole	air superiority fighter ⓘ
range	around 1500 km ⓘ
secondaryRole	fighter-bomber ⓘ interceptor aircraft ⓘ
serviceCeiling	around 18000 m ⓘ
status	largely retired from front-line service ⓘ
successor	MiG-29 ⓘ surface form: Mikoyan MiG-29
usedBy	Cuban Air Force ⓘ Indian Air Force ⓘ Iraqi Air Force ⓘ Libyan Air Force ⓘ Soviet Air Forces ⓘ Syrian Arab Air Force ⓘ surface form: Syrian Air Force Warsaw Pact ⓘ surface form: Warsaw Pact air forces
variant	Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: MiG-23BN Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: MiG-23M Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: MiG-23ML Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: MiG-23MLD Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: MiG-23UB
wingConfiguration	variable-sweep wing ⓘ
wingspan	around 13.97 m (spread) ⓘ around 7.78 m (swept) ⓘ

Referenced by (47)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Soviet Air Forces → notableAircraft → Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 ⓘ

Bell X-5 → influenced → Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 ⓘ

Bulgarian Air Force → historicalAircraftOperated → Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 ⓘ

Soviet Air Defense Forces → operatedAircraft → Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 ⓘ

this entity surface form: MiG-23

VVS → operatedAircraftModel → Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 ⓘ

this entity surface form: MiG-23

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 → variant → Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: MiG-23M

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 → variant → Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: MiG-23ML

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 → variant → Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: MiG-23MLD

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 → variant → Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: MiG-23BN

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 → variant → Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: MiG-23UB

Ethiopian Air Force → historicalAircraftOperated → Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 ⓘ

this entity surface form: MiG-23

Mikoyan design bureau → product → Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 ⓘ

this entity surface form: MiG-23 fighter aircraft

Syrian Arab Air Force → operatesAircraftModel → Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 ⓘ

this entity surface form: MiG-23

Libyan Air Force → usedAircraftModel → Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 ⓘ

this entity surface form: MiG-23

East German Air Force → usedAircraft → Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 ⓘ

this entity surface form: MiG-23

East German Air Force → usedAircraft → Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 ⓘ

this entity surface form: MiG-23MF

East German Air Force → usedAircraft → Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 ⓘ

this entity surface form: MiG-23ML

East German Air Force → usedAircraft → Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 ⓘ

this entity surface form: MiG-23BN

Lyulka AL-21F-3 turbojet → usedIn → Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 ⓘ

subject surface form: Lyulka AL-21F-3

this entity surface form: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23B

Lyulka AL-21F-3 turbojet → usedIn → Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 ⓘ

subject surface form: Lyulka AL-21F-3

this entity surface form: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23BN

Lyulka AL-21F-3 turbojet → usedIn → Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 ⓘ

subject surface form: Lyulka AL-21F-3

this entity surface form: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-27

MiG fighter aircraft → notableModel → Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 ⓘ

this entity surface form: MiG-23

Bekaa Valley air battles → combatantTechnologyUsed → Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Syrian MiG-23 fighter aircraft

Yemeni Air Force → aircraftModelOperated → Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 ⓘ

this entity surface form: MiG-23

Artem Mikoyan → designed → Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 ⓘ

this entity surface form: MiG-23 jet fighter

Cuban Air Force → usedAircraft → Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 ⓘ

this entity surface form: MiG-23

Cuban Air Force → usedAircraft → Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 ⓘ

this entity surface form: MiG-27

Air Forces/Air Defense of the NVA → usedAircraft → Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 ⓘ

this entity surface form: MiG-23

Flogger → refersTo → Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 ⓘ

Flogger → appliesTo → Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23MS

Flogger → appliesTo → Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23MF

Flogger → appliesTo → Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23ML

Flogger → appliesTo → Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23MLD

Flogger → introducedWith → Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 ⓘ