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Cold War Soviet Interceptor Aircraft (1947-1991)


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To prevent - and also deter - violations of its airspace during the Cold War, the Soviet military industry produced a bevy of capable interceptor aircraft.
There are a total of 35 Cold War Soviet Interceptor Aircraft (1947-1991) in the Military Factory. Entries are listed below in alphanumeric order (1-to-Z). Flag images indicative of country of origin and not necessarily the primary operator.

This listing also includes prototype, conceptual and experimental types.





Alekseyev I-211
Jet-Powered Fighter / Interceptor Prototype Aircraft
Picture of the Alekseyev I-211
001
National Flag Graphic
1947
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito
Multirole Heavy Fighter / Fighter-Bomber Aircraft
Picture of the de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito
002
National Flag Graphic
1942
Junkers Ju EF 126
Single-Seat, Pulse Jet-Powered Interceptor-Fighter Aircraft
Picture of the Junkers Ju EF 126
003
National Flag Graphic
1945
Lavochkin La-15 (Fantail)
Jet-Powered Tactical Fighter / Interceptor
Picture of the Lavochkin La-15 (Fantail)
004
National Flag Graphic
1949
Lavochkin La-250 (Anaconda)
Long-Range, High-Altitude Interceptor Prototype
Picture of the Lavochkin La-250 (Anaconda)
005
National Flag Graphic
1956
Lavochkin La-5
Single-Seat, Single-Engine Monoplane Fighter Aircraft
Picture of the Lavochkin La-5
006
National Flag Graphic
1942
Mikoyan MiG-29 (Fulcrum)
Lightweight Multi-Role Fighter Aircraft
Picture of the Mikoyan MiG-29 (Fulcrum)
007
National Flag Graphic
1984
Mikoyan MiG-31 (Foxhound)
Long-Range High-Speed Interceptor Aircraft
Picture of the Mikoyan MiG-31 (Foxhound)
008
National Flag Graphic
1979
Mikoyan-Gurevich I-270
Single-Seat Rocket-Powered Interceptor
Picture of the Mikoyan-Gurevich I-270
009
National Flag Graphic
1946
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 (Fagot)
Single-Seat Jet-Powered Fighter Aircraft
Picture of the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 (Fagot)
0010
National Flag Graphic
1949
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 (Fresco)
Single-Seat Jet-Powered Fighter / Fighter-Bomber Aircraft
Picture of the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 (Fresco)
0011
National Flag Graphic
1952
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19 (Farmer)
Supersonic Jet-Powered Fighter / Interceptor Aircraft
Picture of the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19 (Farmer)
0012
National Flag Graphic
1955
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 (Fishbed)
Single-Seat Supersonic Fighter Aircraft
Picture of the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 (Fishbed)
0013
National Flag Graphic
1959
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 (Flogger)
Swing-Wing Fighter-Interceptor Aircraft
Picture of the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 (Flogger)
0014
National Flag Graphic
1970
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 (Foxbat)
Supersonic Interceptor / Reconnaissance Bomber Aircraft
Picture of the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 (Foxbat)
0015
National Flag Graphic
1972
Mikoyan-Gurevich Ye-8 (Fishbed) / (MiG-23)
Interceptor Prototype Aircraft
Picture of the Mikoyan-Gurevich Ye-8 (Fishbed) / (MiG-23)
0016
National Flag Graphic
1962
North American P-51 Mustang
Single-Seat, Single-Engine Fighter / Fighter-Bomber Aircraft
Picture of the North American P-51 Mustang
0017
National Flag Graphic
1942
Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter / Tiger / Tiger II
Single-Seat Lightweight Multirole Aircraft
Picture of the Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter / Tiger / Tiger II
0018
National Flag Graphic
1962
Sukhoi P-1 (Perekhvatchuk-1)
Interceptor Prototype Aircraft
Picture of the Sukhoi P-1 (Perekhvatchuk-1)
0019
National Flag Graphic
1957
Sukhoi Su-11 (Fishpot-C)
Interceptor Aircraft
Picture of the Sukhoi Su-11 (Fishpot-C)
0020
National Flag Graphic
1964
Sukhoi Su-15 (Flagon)
Long-Range Interceptor Aircraft
Picture of the Sukhoi Su-15 (Flagon)
0021
National Flag Graphic
1965
Sukhoi Su-15 (Samolet P)
Interceptor Aircraft Prototype
Picture of the Sukhoi Su-15 (Samolet P)
0022
National Flag Graphic
1949
Sukhoi Su-17 / Su-20 / Su-22 (Fitter)
Ground Attack / Strike Fighter Aircraft
Picture of the Sukhoi Su-17 / Su-20 / Su-22 (Fitter)
0023
National Flag Graphic
1970
Sukhoi Su-27 (Flanker)
Air Superiority / Ground Attack / Multirole Fighter
Picture of the Sukhoi Su-27 (Flanker)
0024
National Flag Graphic
1985
Sukhoi Su-7 (Fitter-A)
Fighter-Bomber / Ground Attack Aircraft
Picture of the Sukhoi Su-7 (Fitter-A)
0025
National Flag Graphic
1959
Sukhoi Su-9 (Fishpot)
Interceptor Aircraft
Picture of the Sukhoi Su-9 (Fishpot)
0026
National Flag Graphic
1959
Sukhoi Su-9 / Su-11 / Su-13 (1946)
Fighter / Fighter-Bomber / Night-Fighter Prototype Aircraft
Picture of the Sukhoi Su-9 / Su-11 / Su-13 (1946)
0027
National Flag Graphic
1946
Supermarine Spitfire
Fighter / Fighter-Bomber / Reconnaissance Aircraft
Picture of the Supermarine Spitfire
0028
National Flag Graphic
1938
Tupolev Tu-2 (Bat)
Twin-Engine Fast Bomber / Multirole Aircraft
Picture of the Tupolev Tu-2 (Bat)
0029
National Flag Graphic
1942
Tupolev Tu-28 / Tu-128 (Fiddler)
Long-Range Interceptor Aircraft
Picture of the Tupolev Tu-28 / Tu-128 (Fiddler)
0030
National Flag Graphic
1964
Yakovlev Yak-28 (Brewer / Firebar)
Twin-Seat Multirole Aircraft
Picture of the Yakovlev Yak-28 (Brewer / Firebar)
0031
National Flag Graphic
1960
Yakovlev Yak-30
Jet-Powered Interceptor Prototype Aircraft
Picture of the Yakovlev Yak-30
0032
National Flag Graphic
1948
Yakovlev Yak-41 (Freestyle / Yak-141)
Prototype VTOL Fleet Defense Fighter Aircraft
Picture of the Yakovlev Yak-41 (Freestyle / Yak-141)
0033
National Flag Graphic
1987
Yakovlev Yak-50 (1949)
Jet-Powered Fighter / Interceptor Aircraft
Picture of the Yakovlev Yak-50 (1949)
0034
National Flag Graphic
1949
Yakovlev Yak-9 (Frank)
Single-Seat, Single-Engine Fighter / Fighter-Bomber Aircraft
Picture of the Yakovlev Yak-9 (Frank)
0035
National Flag Graphic
1943




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