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{{Short description|Series of Soviet attack aircraft}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}
{{More citations needed|date=September 2011}}

{|{{Infobox aircraft begin
|name= MiG-27
|image= File:MiG-27 from No.18 Squad, Kalaikunda.jpg
|caption= A MiG-27 of the [[Indian Air Force]]
}}{{Infobox aircraft type
|type= [[Attack aircraft|Ground-attack aircraft]]
|national origin= Soviet Union
|manufacturer= [[Mikoyan]]
|designer=
|first flight= 20 August 1970
|introduced= 1975
|retired= 1993 (Russia) 2019 (India)
|status= In service with Kazakh Air Force
|primary user= [[Soviet Air Forces]] (historical)
|more users= [[Russian Air Force]] (historical) [[Indian Air Force]] (historical) [[Kazakh Air Force]]
|produced= 1972–1994
|number built= 1,075 (including licensed production)<ref>[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/russia/mig-27.htm "MiG-27 Flogger/Q-6."] ''Global security''. Retrieved 18 October 2009.</ref>
|developed from= [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23]]
|variants with their own articles=
}}
|}

The '''Mikoyan MiG-27''' ({{lang-ru|Микоян МиГ-27}}; [[NATO reporting name]]: '''Flogger-D/J''') is a [[variable-sweep wing|variable-sweep]] [[attack aircraft|ground-attack aircraft]], originally built by the [[Mikoyan|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-23|Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23BN]] and [[Sukhoi Su-22]] instead. It remains in service only with the Kazakh Air Forces in the ground attack role. All Russian, Indian, Sri Lankan and Ukrainian MiG-27s have been retired.

==Design and development==
[[File:MiG-27K 2008 G6.jpg|thumb|150px|Optical windows of the laser-television sighting system Kayra-23 MiG-27K (kayra [кайра] is Russian for [[guillemot]]). Bottom box under the TV channel with a [[laser rangefinder]]-[[laser designator]], the top receiver for a laser rangefinder]]

The MiG-27 shares the basic [[airframe]] of the MiG-23, but with a revised nose – nicknamed "''Utkonos''" ("Platypus") in Russian service, first introduced on the MiG-23B. Dissatisfaction with the MiG-23BN led to the further development of the basic airframe to accommodate a stronger undercarriage, simpler intakes and a shorter exhaust nozzle,<ref name="frawley_1996"/> without radar in favor of a downward-sloping profile for improved pilot visibility,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airforceworld.com/attacker/eng/mig27-fighter-bomber-russia-1.htm|title=Mig-27 fighter bomber, Flogger, Russia, Soviet Union|access-date=14 November 2014}}</ref> a [[laser rangefinder]] and marked-target seeker.<ref name="Winchester p. 169">Winchester 2006, p. 169.</ref> Among its test pilots, it was also called "''Balkon''" ("Balcony") because of the increased frontal view from the cockpit. Additional cockpit armor was installed, along with a totally new [[nav/attack system]].

Since the MiG-27 was intended to fly most of its missions at low altitude, the MiG-23's variable [[intake ramp]]s and exhaust nozzles were discarded in favor of a simpler fixed configuration, reducing weight and maintenance requirements. The aircraft also has larger, heavy-duty [[landing gear]] to facilitate operation from poorer-quality airfields. In accordance with the MiG-27's strike and low-level attack requirements, provisions were made to mount missiles and [[precision-guided munition]]s, as well as retaining a nuclear capability in line with other Soviet combat aircraft by introducing specialized navigation systems.<ref name="Winchester p. 169"/>

The improved MiG-27M/D versions were introduced during the 1980s, followed by the -K version, which could carry a much larger range of weapons including tactical nuclear bombs.

Aircraft deployed to Afghanistan were upgraded with the installation of BVP-50-60 [[flare]] dispensers and the NAZ-7B emergency survival kit, as well as engine modifications for the hot and high conditions.<ref name="Gordon 2019 362">{{Cite book|last=Gordon|first=E.|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1108690733|title=Mikoyan MiG-23 and MiG-27|date=2019|others=Dmitriĭ Komissarov|isbn=978-1-910809-31-0|location=Manchester|pages=362|oclc=1108690733}}</ref>

==Operational history==
The MiG-27 saw service with the [[Soviet Air Forces|Soviet Air Force]] in [[Afghanistan]]. Although several Western observers considered the MiG-27 widely exported, confusing it with the MiG-23BN, the aircraft type was only exported to India and Sri Lanka which also utilized the MiG-27 in regional conflicts.<ref name="Winchester p. 169" />

=== Soviet Union ===
The MiG-27 entered frontline service with Soviet Air Force Tactical Aviation in 1975, with the 722nd Regiment. It replaced earlier MiG-23B/BN and outdated [[Sukhoi Su-7]] attack aircraft and equipped 22 of the 40 Soviet fighter-bomber regiments, being deployed all over the Soviet Union and other Warsaw Pact countries.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Gordon|first=E.|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1108690733|title=Mikoyan MiG-23 and MiG-27|date=2019|others=Dmitriĭ Komissarov|isbn=978-1-910809-31-0|location=Manchester|pages=342|oclc=1108690733}}</ref> Soviet MiG-27s were permanently deployed to five foreign countries: East Germany, Hungary, Poland, Czechoslovakia and Mongolia until the 1990s.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Gordon|first=E.|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1108690733|title=Mikoyan MiG-23 and MiG-27|date=2019|others=Dmitriĭ Komissarov|isbn=978-1-910809-31-0|location=Manchester|pages=350–360|oclc=1108690733}}</ref>

Soviet forces used the MiG-27 during the later stages of the [[Soviet–Afghan War|Afghanistan conflict]] in 1987–89, which was the only time the Soviets used this aircraft in action.<ref name="Gordon 2019 362"/> During the initial stages of the war, MiG-27s were not deployed to support ground troops in combat, as the [[Sukhoi Su-17]]s of the [[Turkestan Military District|Turkestan]] and [[Central Asian Military District|Central Asian]] military districts together with [[Afghan Air Force|DRAAF]] [[Su-7]]s were considered sufficient to support the 40th Army's operations against the Afghan [[Mujahideen]]. However, in 1988 it was decided to deploy MiG-27s to support the existing forces in theatre. The 134th APIB, formed of three squadrons of MiG-27D/Ms and MiG-23UB trainers, was deployed to [[Shindand Air Base]] in October after extensive training in Kazakhstan. The most modern variant, the MiG-27K, was not deployed due to its lack of armour for the pilot. MiG-27s, in common with all other Soviet attack aircraft in the conflict, were limited in effectiveness by the 5,000 metre (16,400 ft) minimum altitude imposed due to the threat from [[MANPAD]]s. As such they were only able to deploy unguided bombs and rockets against Afghan targets. Missions included bombing of supply convoys, night bombing of troop concentrations, scattering landmines with cluster munitions, and marking or illuminating targets for artillery with SAB-100 flare bombs. The 134th regiment remained in Afghanistan until the Soviet withdrawal, taking part in the siege of Kandahar. They were withdrawn on the 4th February 1989, flying to Kalay-Mor airbase in the [[Turkmen SSR]] where they waited in reserve until March of that year, when they returned to their home base in Kazakhstan.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Gordon|first=E.|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1108690733|title=Mikoyan MiG-23 and MiG-27|date=2019|others=Dmitriĭ Komissarov|isbn=978-1-910809-31-0|location=Manchester|oclc=1108690733}}</ref>

Around the same time, MiG-27s started to be gradually replaced by more advanced [[Sukhoi Su-24]] and [[SU-25]] aircraft in the ground attack role at home. Other MiG-27 units, such as the 642nd GvAIP, re-equipped with [[Mig 29|MiG-29]] fighters.

Additionally, between 1990 and 1994 a single regiment of MiG-27s (the [[88th Separate Fighter Bomber Regiment]]) served with [[Soviet Naval Aviation]] as a way to save the unit from being dissolved under the [[Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Gordon|first=E.|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1108690733|title=Mikoyan MiG-23 and MiG-27|date=2019|others=Dmitriĭ Komissarov|isbn=978-1-910809-31-0|location=Manchester|pages=360–362|oclc=1108690733}}</ref>

By the [[Collapse of the Soviet Union (1985-1991)|collapse of the Soviet Union]], a number of MiG-27s remained in service. These would then be inherited by the air forces of the various former Soviet republics.

=== Russian Federation ===
The [[Air Force of the Russian Federation]] inherited most of the Soviet MiG-27s. However, on 1 July 1993 the Air Force decreed that single-engined attack aircraft such as the MiG-27 were to be phased out.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Gordon|first=E.|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1108690733|title=Mikoyan MiG-23 and MiG-27|date=2019|others=Dmitriĭ Komissarov|isbn=978-1-910809-31-0|location=Manchester|pages=369–370|oclc=1108690733}}</ref> Most aircraft were scrapped or left to deteriorate in storage.

===Sri Lanka===
[[File:Sri Lanka Military 0031.jpg|thumb|Sri Lanka Air Force Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-27M]]

MiG-27 aircraft entered service with the [[Sri Lanka Air Force]] in 2000. During the [[Sri Lankan Civil War]], they saw considerable action bombing targets and providing close air support. In August 2000, a MiG-27 crashed near [[Bandaranaike International Airport|Colombo International Airport]], killing its pilot. In July 2001, a second MiG-27 was destroyed and another damaged on the ground during [[Bandaranaike Airport attack|an assault on the same air force base]] by the [[Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam]]. A MiG-27 crashed into the sea near the airport in June 2004. Another MiG-27 fighter jet crashed on a routine training mission on 13 February 2012 near the Dummalasuriya area at around 1.35 pm. The pilot managed to eject from the jet without sustaining injuries.<ref>Labenskyj, Nicholas. [http://blog.kievukraine.info/2006/12/sri-lanka-to-buy-mig-aircraft-from.html "Sri Lanka To Buy MiG Aircraft From Ukraine."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927141345/http://blog.kievukraine.info/2006/12/sri-lanka-to-buy-mig-aircraft-from.html |date=27 September 2011 }} ''kievukraine'', 11 December 2006. Retrieved: 18 October 2009. On 13 February 2012 a Mig 27 crashed in Hevana area without injuries.</ref>

===India===
On 27 May 1999, during the [[Kargil War]], one Indian MiG-27L suffered an engine flameout while firing [[S-8 (rocket)|80 mm rockets]], possibly due to a [[MANPADS]] hit.<ref>[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/kargil-99.htm "1999 Kargil Conflict."] ''Global Security''. Retrieved: 18 October 2009.</ref> Its pilot, [[Kambampati Nachiketa]], ejected and was captured by Pakistani forces.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/kambampati-nachiketa-kargil-war-india-pakistan-indian-pilot-arrested-1466400-2019-02-27|title = This is what Pakistan did last time one of our pilots was in its custody}}</ref>

Since 2001, the [[Indian Air Force]] has lost more than 12 MiG-27s to crashes.<ref>[http://en.rian.ru/world/20100224/157990329.html "India grounds MiG-27 fleet for investigation after crash."] Rian, 24 February 2010, Retrieved: 28 February 2010.</ref> In mid-February 2010, India grounded its entire fleet of over 150 of the aircraft after a MiG-27 crashed on 16 February 2010 in Siliguri, West Bengal. The crash was attributed to defects in the [[Tumansky R-29|R-29]] engines of the aircraft, suspected to have occurred during the overhauling of the aircraft by [[Hindustan Aeronautics Limited]] (HAL). Another MiG-27 crashed in the Barmer area on 27 January 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/mig-27-crashes-in-barmer-pilot-ejects-safely/articleshow/46029528.cms|title=MiG-27 crashes in Barmer, pilot ejects safely | India News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>[http://news.in.msn.com/internalsecurity/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=3652502 "After fatal crash, Indian Air Force grounds 100 MiG-27s."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100225023403/http://news.in.msn.com/internalsecurity/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=3652502 |date=25 February 2010 }} in.msn.com, 23 February 2010, Retrieved: 23 February 2010.</ref>

India retired the last MiG-27ML squadron on 27 December 2019,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/iaf-bid-farewell-to-mig-27-ml-bahadur-as-india-retires-the-strike-aircraft-117122900800_1.html|title=IAF bid farewell to MiG-27 ML Bahadur as India retires the strike aircraft|newspaper=Business Standard India|date=29 December 2017|agency=Press Trust of India}}</ref> when the last two MiG-27 squadrons were retired with a ceremony at Jodhpur airbase.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/iafs-mig-27-to-take-to-skies-one-last-time-today/articleshow/72989283.cms|title=IAF's MiG-27 to take to skies one last time today|website=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=27 December 2019}}</ref>

===Kazakhstan===
12 MiG-27s remain in service with the [[Kazakh Air Force]].

==Variants==
{{More citations needed section|date=April 2010}}
[[File:Cockpit. Mig-27 (11171819885).jpg|thumb|Cockpit]]

;MiG-23B
The first Flogger attack variant was powered by the AL-21F. Only 24 were produced, due a lack of engines (the AL-21F was destined for the Sukhoi [[Sukhoi Su-17|Su-17/22]] and the [[Sukhoi Su-24|Su-24]] Fencer). It was armed with the [[GSh-23L]] cannon, carrying 200 rounds.

;MiG-23BN
Derived from the MiG-23B, but powered by the R29B-300 engine. This gave the advantage of making this variant exportable (the AL-21F was a restricted engine at the time, unlike the R29B-300). The R29B-300 also offered commonality with the MiG-23MS and MiG-23MF fighter variants already sold to the rest of world. It was armed with the GSh-23L cannon, with 200 rounds.

;MiG-27 (MiG-23BM)
This was the first in the MiG-27 family to have a canopy without the central frame, suggesting that the ejection seat was designed to directly break through the transparency. The dielectric head above the pylon on the MiG-23 was used on the MiG-27 to house electro-optical and radio-frequency gear instead. It was also the first variant armed with a [[Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-6-30]]M [[Gatling gun]]. Its [[NATO reporting name]] was ''Flogger-D''.

;MiG-27K
[[File:MiG-27K 2008 G9.jpg|thumb|MiG-27K]]
[[NATO reporting name]]: ''Flogger-J2''. The MiG-27K was the most advanced Soviet variant, with a laser designator and compatibility with TV-guided electro-optical weapons. It carried the GSh-6-30 cannon. Around 200 were built.

;MiG-27M
[[NATO reporting name]]: ''Flogger-J''. This model was a cheaper variant than the MiG-27K, but much better than the MiG-23B, MiG-23BN, and MiG-27 (MiG-23BM), with the electro-optical and radio-frequency heads above the glove pylons deleted. It was first armed with the [[Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-6-23|GSh-6-23M]] Gatling gun, but this was later replaced by a new 30 mm [[Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-6-30|GSh-6-30]] six-barrel cannon with 260 rounds of ammunition in a fuselage gondola. It also received much-improved [[electronic countermeasures|electronic countermeasure]] (ECM) systems, and a new PrNK-23K nav/attack system providing automatic flight control, gun firing, and weapons release. However, this modification was not very successful because of the heavy recoil from the new cannon, and bursts longer than two or three seconds often led to permanent damage to the airframe. Test pilot V. N. Kondaurov described the first firing of the GSh-6-30А: {{Request quotation|date=February 2010}} "As I imposed the central mark on the air target and pressed the trigger to shoot, I heard such noise that I involuntarily drew my hand aside. The whole plane began to vibrate from the shooting and had almost stopped from the strong recoil of the gun. The pilotless target, which was just making a turn ahead of me, was literally disintegrating into pieces. I have hardly come to my senses from unexpectedness and admiration: This is a calibre! Such a beast! If you hit something — it will be plenty enough [to wipe it out]". A total of 200 MiG-27Ms were built from 1978 to 1983, plus 160 for India. Sri Lanka used second-hand Soviet built MiG-27M.

;MiG-27D
[[File:Mikoyan MiG-27 Flogger-D 01 red (10044642364).jpg|thumb|Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-27D]]
All MiG-27D are MiG-27s (MiG-23BMs) upgraded to MiG-27M standard. It is very difficult to distinguish from the MiG-27M. 305 were upgraded.

;MiG-27ML
[[File:TU591 MiG-27ML.jpg|thumb|TU591 MiG-27ML from No. 29 Sqn. "Scorpions" at IAF Museum Palam.]]
This was an export variant of the MiG-27M provided in 1986 to India in knock-down kits for license-assembly. It was the same as the MiG-27M, except the undernose fairing for the [[infra-red search and track]] (IRST) sensor had a single window instead of several, like the one on the original MiG-27M. A total of 150 were assembled by India. India refers to this model as the MiG-27M ''Bahadur'', while MiG-27L is the Mikoyan export designation.<ref name="frawley_1996">{{harvnb|Frawley|1996|p=115}}</ref>

;MiG-27H
{{clarify|date=September 2011|reason=What's with the present tense? Has the upgrade been done or not?}}
This was a 1988 indigenous Indian upgrade of its license-assembled MiG-27L with French [[avionics]], which provides the same level of performance, but with much reduced size and weight. The capabilities of the aircraft are being enhanced by the incorporation of modern avionics systems consisting primarily of two Multi-Function Displays (MFDs) Mission and Display Processor (MDP), Sextant Ring Laser Gyros (RLG INSI), combined GPS/GLONASS navigation, HUD with UFCP, Digital Map Generator (DMG), jam-resistant Secured Communication, stand-by UHF communication, data link and a comprehensive Electronic Warfare (EW) Suite. A mission planning and retrieval facility, VTR and HUD Camera will also be fitted. The aircraft retains stand-by (conventional) instrumentation, including artificial horizon, altimeter and airspeed indicator, to cater for the failure of HUD and the MFDs. The MiG-27s are also being equipped with the French Agave or Russian Komar [[radar]]. The installation of the radar would give the MiG-27 anti-ship and some air-to-air capability. It is expected that at least 140 of the 180 aircraft will be converted from MiG-27MLs.

==Operators==
{{main|List of MiG-27 operators}}
[[File:MiG 27 operators.png|thumb|Current MiG-27 operators in blue, former operators in red]]
;{{KAZ}}
*The Kazakh Air Force operates at least 12 MiG-27Ms.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.xairforces.net/airforces.asp?id=165#.Xgg8CujYrnE|title=Kazakhstan Air and Air Defense Forces • Қазақстанның Қарулы күштері / XAIRFORCES|website=www.xairforces.net|access-date=2019-12-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/centralasia/kazak-airforce.htm|title=Kazakhstan- Air Force|website=www.globalsecurity.org|access-date=2019-12-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aviationphotodigest.com/kazakhstan-air-defense-force/|title=Kazakhstan Air Defense Force (KADF)|last=Roegies|first=Patrick|date=2015-11-03|website=Aviation Photography Digest|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-29}}</ref>

===Former operators===
;{{USSR}}
* The [[Soviet Air Force]] passed their aircraft on to successor states.
;{{flag|Belarus}}
* The [[Belarusian Air Force]] inherited a small number of aircraft from the 911th Fighter-Bomber regiment based at Lida. These were scrapped or used as instructional airframes at the Minsk State Aviation College.
;{{RUS}}
* The [[Russian Air Force]] retired their aircraft from front-line use.
; {{flag|Sri Lanka}}
* [[Sri Lanka Air Force]]
;{{UKR}}
* The [[Ukrainian Air Force]] has retired their aircraft.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mil.gov.ua/index.php?lang=en&part=structure&sub=air_force|title=Міністерство|work=Міністерство оборони України|access-date=14 November 2014}}</ref>
;{{IND}}
* The [[Indian Air Force]] has retired their aircraft (165 MiG-27Ms licensed built by HAL). The first batch of MiG-27MLs were retired in December 2017. While the final batch was retired from service on 27 December 2019.<ref>{{cite news|last=Ray |first=Kalyan |newspaper=Deccan Herald |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/iaf-to-bid-adieu-to-its-last-mig-27-swing-wing-squadron-788922.html|title=IAF to bid adieu to its last MiG-27 swing-wing squadron |date=26 December 2019 |access-date=26 December 2019}}</ref>

==Specifications (MiG-27K)==
[[File:Mikoyan MiG-27 3-view.svg|thumb|300px|File:MiG-27]]
{{Aircraft specs
|ref= airforce-technology.com,<ref>[http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/mig27/] ''MiG-27K specs''. Retrieved 25 January 2015.</ref> deagel.com<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.deagel.com/Combat-Aircraft/Mig-27_a000741002.aspx|title = Ancile}}</ref>
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|span m=13.97
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|height m=5
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|wing area sqm=37.35
|wing area note=wings spread
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|aspect ratio=
|airfoil='''root:''' TsAGI SR-12S (6.5%); '''tip:''' TsAGI SR-12S (5.5%)<ref name="Selig">{{cite web |last1=Lednicer |first1=David |title=The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage |url=https://m-selig.ae.illinois.edu/ads/aircraft.html |website=m-selig.ae.illinois.edu |access-date=16 April 2019}}</ref>
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|max takeoff weight kg=20670
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|eng1 name=[[Tumansky R-29-B-300]]
|eng1 type=[[afterburner|afterburning]] [[turbojet]]
|eng1 kn=78.5
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|eng1 kn-ab=112.8

|max speed kmh=1885
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::::{{cvt|1350|km/h|mph kn}} / M1.09 at sea level
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|combat range km=780
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::::{{cvt|540|km|mi nmi}} with two [[Kh-29]] missiles and three drop tanks
::::{{cvt|225|km|mi nmi}} with two [[Kh-29]] missiles and no external fuel
|ferry range km=2500
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|climb rate ms=200
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|wing loading kg/m2=605
|wing loading note=
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|thrust/weight=0.62

|more performance=

|guns= 
**1 × [[30 mm caliber|30 mm]] [[Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-6-30]] [[rotary cannon]] with 260 rounds, or, can be modified in a workshop to:
**1 × [[23×115mm|23 mm]] [[Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23]] [[autocannon]] with 200 rounds.
**Alternatively, a basic maintenance kit can be carried in place of a gun pod.
|hardpoints= 1 × centerline, 4 × fuselage and 2 × wing glove pylons
|hardpoint capacity= {{convert|4000|kg|lb|abbr=on}}<ref name="frawley_1996"/>
|hardpoint rockets= 
***[[S-5 rocket|S-5]]
***[[S-8 rocket|S-8]]
***[[S-25 (rocket)|S-25]]
***[[S-24 rocket|S-24]]
|hardpoint missiles= 
***[[Air-to-air missiles]]:
****[[R-60 (missile)|R-60]]M
***[[Air-to-surface missile]]s:
****[[Kh-23 Grom|Kh-23]]M
****[[Kh-25]]ML
****[[Kh-29]]L/ML/T/D
***[[Anti-radiation missile]]s:
****[[Kh-25#Variants|Kh-27]]PS
****[[Kh-31]]P (MiG-27K, evaluation only)
|hardpoint bombs= 
***[[Unguided bomb|Dumb bombs]]
****[[FAB-100]]
****[[FAB-250]]
****[[FAB-500]]
***Fragmentation / HE bombs
****[[OFAB-100-120]]
****[[OFAB-250-270]]
***[[Incendiary device|Incendiary Bombs]]
****[[ZAB-100-175]]
****[[ZAB-250-200]]
***Flare bombs
****[[SAB-100]]
****[[SAB-250-200]]
***[[Television guidance|TV-guided bombs]]
****[[KAB-500KR]]
***[[Laser-guided bombs]]
****[[KAB-500L]]
***[[Fuel-air bomb|Fuel-air bombs]]
****[[ODAB-500S]]
****[[ODAB-500P]]
****[[KAB-500-OD]]
|avionics=
}}

==See also==
{{Portal|Aviation}}
{{Aircontent
|related=
* [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23]]
|similar aircraft=
* [[A-7 Corsair II]]
* [[Panavia Tornado]]
* [[IAR 93]]
* [[SEPECAT Jaguar]]
* [[Soko J-22 Orao]]
* [[Sukhoi Su-17]]
* [[Nanchang Q-5]]
|lists=
* [[List of military aircraft of the Soviet Union and the CIS]]
* [[List of fighter aircraft]]
}}

==References==

===Notes===
{{Reflist|colwidth=30em}}

===Bibliography===
{{Refbegin}}{{ISBN|1-904687-84-9}}
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* Green, William and Gordon Swanborough. ''The Great Book of Fighters''. St. Paul, Minnesota, USA: Motorbooks International Publishing, 2001. {{ISBN|978-1-910809-31-0}}.
* Gordon, Yefim and Komissarov, Dmitry, "Mikoyan MiG-23 and MiG-27", Crecy Publishing, Manchester, 2019 {{ISBN|0-7603-1194-3}}.
* Wilson, Stewart. ''Combat Aircraft since 1945''. Fyshwick, Australia: Aerospace Publications, 2000. {{ISBN|1-875671-50-1}}.
* Winchester, Jim, ed. "Mikoyan MiG-27 'Flogger d/J'." ''Military Aircraft of the Cold War'' (The Aviation Factfile). London: Grange Books plc, 2006. {{ISBN|1-84013-929-3|}}{{Refend}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-27|Mikoyan MiG-27}}
* [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/russia/mig-27.htm MiG-27 Flogger from Global Security.org]
* [http://www.globalaircraft.org/planes/mig-27_flogger.pl MiG-27 Flogger from Global Aircraft]
* [http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/row/mig-27.htm MiG-27 from FAS]
* [http://www.military-today.com/aircraft/mikoyan_mig27_flogger.htm Mikoyan MiG-27 Flogger]

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