Mikoyan MiG-27

MiG-27
A MiG-27 of the Indian Air Force
General information
TypeGround-attack aircraft
National originSoviet Union
ManufacturerMikoyan
StatusRetired
Primary usersSoviet Air Forces (historical)
Russian Air Force (historical)
Indian Air Force (historical)
Kazakh Air Force (historical)
Number built1,075 (including licensed production)[1]
History
Manufactured1972–1995
Introduction date1975
First flight20 August 1970
Retired1993 (Russia)
2019 (India)
2023 (Kazakhstan)
Developed fromMikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23

The Mikoyan MiG-27 (Russian: Микоян МиГ-27; NATO reporting name: Flogger-D/J) was a variable-sweep ground-attack aircraft, originally built by the Mikoyan-Gurevich design bureau in the Soviet Union and later licence-produced in India by Hindustan Aeronautics as the Bahadur ("Valiant"). It is based on the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 fighter aircraft, but optimised for air-to-ground attack. Unlike the MiG-23, the MiG-27 did not have widespread use outside Russia, as most countries opted for the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23BN and Sukhoi Su-22 instead. As of late 2023, all Russian, Indian, Sri Lankan, Ukrainian, and Kazakh MiG-27s have been retired, bringing the type's service to an end.

  1. ^ "MiG-27 Flogger/Q-6." Global security. Retrieved 18 October 2009.