Mikoyan MiG-27

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MiG-27
A MiG-27 of the Indian Air Force
Role	Ground-attack aircraft Type of aircraft
National origin	Soviet Union
Manufacturer	Mikoyan
First flight	20 August 1970
Introduction	1975
Retired	1993 (Russia) 2019 (India) 2023 (Kazakhstan)
Status	Retired
Primary users	Soviet Air Forces (historical) Russian Air Force (historical) Indian Air Force (historical) Kazakh Air Force (historical)
Produced	1972–1995
Number built	1,075 (including licensed production)[1]
Developed from	Mikoyan-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.