Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23
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The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 is a Soviet variable-geometry fighter aircraft introduced in the late 1960s, known for its swing-wing design, high speed, and widespread use by Warsaw Pact and allied air forces during the Cold War.
All labels observed (31)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T511124 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 Context triple: [Soviet Air Forces, notableAircraft, Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23]
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A.
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 is a supersonic jet fighter aircraft introduced by the Soviet Union in the late 1950s, widely exported and renowned as one of the most produced combat aircraft in history.
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B.
MiG-29
The MiG-29 is a Soviet-designed twin-engine multirole fighter aircraft known for its high maneuverability and widespread use by various air forces around the world.
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C.
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 is a Soviet jet fighter aircraft introduced in the early 1950s, widely used during the Cold War and notably in the Vietnam War for its agility and effectiveness in air combat.
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D.
Su-22
The Su-22 is a Soviet-designed variable-sweep wing fighter-bomber widely exported and used for ground-attack missions by several air forces, including Poland’s.
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E.
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 is a pioneering Soviet jet fighter of the early Cold War era, renowned for its swept-wing design and major role in the Korean War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 Target entity description: The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 is a Soviet variable-geometry fighter aircraft introduced in the late 1960s, known for its swing-wing design, high speed, and widespread use by Warsaw Pact and allied air forces during the Cold War.
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A.
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 is a supersonic jet fighter aircraft introduced by the Soviet Union in the late 1950s, widely exported and renowned as one of the most produced combat aircraft in history.
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B.
MiG-29
The MiG-29 is a Soviet-designed twin-engine multirole fighter aircraft known for its high maneuverability and widespread use by various air forces around the world.
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C.
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 is a Soviet jet fighter aircraft introduced in the early 1950s, widely used during the Cold War and notably in the Vietnam War for its agility and effectiveness in air combat.
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D.
Su-22
The Su-22 is a Soviet-designed variable-sweep wing fighter-bomber widely exported and used for ground-attack missions by several air forces, including Poland’s.
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E.
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 is a pioneering Soviet jet fighter of the early Cold War era, renowned for its swept-wing design and major role in the Korean War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fighter aircraft
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military aircraft ⓘ variable-geometry wing aircraft ⓘ |
| armament |
23 mm GSh-23L cannon
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air-to-air missiles ⓘ air-to-surface weapons ⓘ |
| conflict |
Gulf War
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Iran–Iraq War ⓘ 1982 Lebanon War ⓘ
surface form:
Lebanon War of 1982
Soviet–Afghan War ⓘ Yom Kippur War ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| crew | 1 ⓘ |
| designer |
Mikoyan design bureau
ⓘ
surface form:
Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau
|
| developedFrom |
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
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surface form:
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 (conceptual predecessor)
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| engineType | turbojet ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1970 ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1967 ⓘ |
| generation | third-generation jet fighter ⓘ |
| introduced | 1970 ⓘ |
| length | around 16.7 m ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Mikoyan design bureau
ⓘ
surface form:
Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau
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| maximumSpeed | around Mach 2.35 ⓘ |
| natoReportingName | Flogger ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
beyond-visual-range missile capability
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swing-wing design ⓘ |
| powerplant | Khatchaturov R-29 turbojet ⓘ |
| primaryRole | air superiority fighter ⓘ |
| range | around 1500 km ⓘ |
| secondaryRole |
fighter-bomber
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interceptor aircraft ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | around 18000 m ⓘ |
| status | largely retired from front-line service ⓘ |
| successor |
MiG-29
ⓘ
surface form:
Mikoyan MiG-29
|
| usedBy |
Cuban Air Force
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Indian Air Force ⓘ Iraqi Air Force ⓘ Libyan Air Force ⓘ Soviet Air Forces ⓘ Syrian Arab Air Force ⓘ
surface form:
Syrian Air Force
Warsaw Pact ⓘ
surface form:
Warsaw Pact air forces
|
| variant |
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
MiG-23BN
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
MiG-23M
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
MiG-23ML
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
MiG-23MLD
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
MiG-23UB
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| wingConfiguration | variable-sweep wing ⓘ |
| wingspan |
around 13.97 m (spread)
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around 7.78 m (swept) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 Description of subject: The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 is a Soviet variable-geometry fighter aircraft introduced in the late 1960s, known for its swing-wing design, high speed, and widespread use by Warsaw Pact and allied air forces during the Cold War.
Referenced by (47)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
MiG-23
this entity surface form:
MiG-23
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MiG-23M
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MiG-23ML
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MiG-23MLD
this entity surface form:
MiG-23BN
this entity surface form:
MiG-23UB
this entity surface form:
MiG-23
this entity surface form:
MiG-23 fighter aircraft
this entity surface form:
MiG-23
this entity surface form:
MiG-23
this entity surface form:
MiG-23
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MiG-23MF
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MiG-23ML
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MiG-23BN
subject surface form:
Lyulka AL-21F-3
this entity surface form:
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23B
subject surface form:
Lyulka AL-21F-3
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Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23BN
subject surface form:
Lyulka AL-21F-3
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Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-27
this entity surface form:
MiG-23
this entity surface form:
Syrian MiG-23 fighter aircraft
this entity surface form:
MiG-23
this entity surface form:
MiG-23 jet fighter
this entity surface form:
MiG-23
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MiG-27
this entity surface form:
MiG-23
this entity surface form:
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23MLD
this entity surface form:
MiG-23 Flogger-A
this entity surface form:
MiG-23 Flogger-B
this entity surface form:
MiG-23 Flogger-C
this entity surface form:
MiG-23 Flogger-D
this entity surface form:
MiG-23 Flogger-E
this entity surface form:
MiG-23 Flogger-F
this entity surface form:
MiG-23 Flogger-G
this entity surface form:
MiG-23 Flogger-H
this entity surface form:
MiG-23 Flogger-J
this entity surface form:
MiG-23 Flogger-K
this entity surface form:
MiG-23 Flogger-L
this entity surface form:
MiG-23 Flogger-M
this entity surface form:
MiG-23