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.

Aliases (6)

MiG-23 ×2
MiG-23BN ×1
MiG-23M ×1
MiG-23ML ×1
MiG-23MLD ×1
MiG-23UB ×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 → surface form: "MiG-23BN" Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 → surface form: "MiG-23M" Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 → surface form: "MiG-23ML" Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 → surface form: "MiG-23MLD" Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 → surface form: "MiG-23UB"
wingConfiguration	variable-sweep wing →
wingspan	around 13.97 m (spread) → around 7.78 m (swept) →

Referenced by (10)

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

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

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

Soviet Air Forces → notableAircraft → 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"