Sukhoi Su-15

This article is about the supersonic Su-15 "Flagon". For the earlier subsonic interceptor, see Sukhoi Su-15 (1949).
Su-15
Su-15 with R-98MR missiles
General information
TypeInterceptor aircraft
National originSoviet Union
ManufacturerSukhoi
StatusRetired from military service
Primary usersSoviet Air Defence Forces (historical)
Russian Air Force (historical)
Ukrainian Air Force (historical)
Number built1,290
History
Manufactured1965–1979
Introduction date1965
First flight30 May 1962
Retired1996 (Ukraine)

The Sukhoi Su-15 (NATO reporting name: Flagon) is a twinjet supersonic interceptor aircraft developed by the Soviet Union. It entered service in 1965 and remained one of the front-line designs into the 1990s.[1] The Su-15 was designed to replace the Sukhoi Su-11 and Sukhoi Su-9, which were becoming obsolete as NATO introduced newer and more capable strategic bombers.

  1. ^ "Сухой Су-15". www.airwar.ru.