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The MiG-23 could carry up to 3,000 kg (6,600 lb) in bombs and rockets, and from aircraft number 3701 onward it could fire the Kh-23 and Kh-23M air-to-surface missiles. Lastly, all VVS MiG-23Ms had the ability to mount a single nuclear bomb via a special adapter under the fuselage, either the 10- kiloton RN-24 or the 30-kiloton RN-40 .
R-24R missile R-24T missile under a Ukrainian MiG-23MLD MiG-23 armed with two R-24R (long white) and two R-60 (short white) missiles. The Vympel R-23 (NATO reporting name AA-7 Apex) is a medium-range air-to-air missile developed by Vympel in the Soviet Union for fighter aircraft. An updated version with greater range, the R-24, replaced it in ...
The Zvezda Kh-66 and Kh-23 Grom (Russian: Х-23 Гром 'Thunder'; NATO: AS-7 'Kerry') are a family of early Soviet tactical air-to-surface missiles with a range of 10 km. They were intended for use against small ground or naval targets.
The Zhuk (N010) radar was first tested in 1987 for installation on the MiG-29M fighter upgrade and was also proposed as a radar upgrade for the MiG-23 fighter.The original Zhuk radar was only capable of air-to-air combat and never made it into service with the Russian armed forces due to the cancellation of the MiG-29M upgrade program. [2]
Then the co-pilot noticed that the other Mig-23 was approaching from behind. Sedqi shut the afterburner off and by performing a maneuver, reduced the speed from 520 mph to 150 mph and took the nose cone down, toward the Mig-23 that was now passing below. It shot its second AIM-7, which hit the Mig-23's tail and sent it down.
The inclusion of Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles (JASSM) in a weapons package is expected to be announced this autumn, three sources said, though a final decision has not been made ...
Kh-25 being mounted on a Russian Su-24 at Khmeimim air base for use against Syrian insurgent targets. The Kh-25/Kh-25M (Russian: Х-25; NATO: AS-10 'Karen ') is a family of Soviet lightweight air-to-ground missiles with a modular range of guidance systems and a range of 10 km. [1] The anti-radiation variant (Kh-25MP) is known to NATO as the AS-12 'Kegler ' and has a range up to 40 km. [2 ...
In a dramatic new video, a Ukrainian MiG 29 fighter jet attempts to shoot down a Russian suicide drone, but instead, crashes in west-central Ukraine. Footage of the flaming wreckage is being ...