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Aircraft

• MiG-25 (fighter) [r]: A high-speed, high-altitude Soviet-designed aircraft (NATO reporting name FOXBAT) used in interceptor and reconnaissance roles ^[e]
• MiG-29 (fighter) [r]: A Russian multirole fighter, designated FULCRUM by NATO, roughly comparable to the F-16 Fighting Falcon and F-18 Hornet; K version is carrier-capable ^[e]
• Su-27 (fighter) [r]: A Soviet/Russian air superiority fighter comparable to the U.S. F-15 Eagle, with many variants as well as export and co-production versions; K version is carrier-capable; Su-30 and Su-34 are derivatives ^[e]
• Tu-22M [r]: A Russian supersonic bomber aircraft, also leased to India, which is in the same non-nuclear delivery arms control category as the U.S. B-1 Lancer; a significant number are assigned to Naval Aviation ^[e]
• Tu-160 (bomber) [r]: A Russian heavy bomber capable of supersonic flight, and considered a nuclear weapons delivery platform in arms control agreements ^[e]

Weapons

• Vympel R-27 (missile) [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Vympel R-37 (missile) [r]: A Russian long-range air-to-air missile, the successor to the Vympel R-33 (Western: AA-9 AMOS), succeeded by the Novator R-172 ^[e]
• Vympel R-73 (missile) [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Novator R-172 (missile) [r]: An extremely long-range Russian air-to-air missile, licensed to India, apparently optimized for attacking high-value assets such as Airborne Warning and Control System, air refueling and cruise missile carrier aircraft ^[e]

Other related topics

• Cold War [r]: Geostrategic, economic and ideological struggle from about 1947 to 1991 between the Soviet Union and the United States and their allies. ^[e]