Sukhoi Su-15

Su-15
Su-15 with R-98MR missiles
Role	Interceptor aircraft Type of aircraft
National origin	Soviet Union
Manufacturer	Sukhoi
First flight	30 May 1962
Introduction	1965
Retired	1996 (Ukraine)
Status	Retired from military service
Primary users	Soviet Air Defence Forces (historical) Russian Air Force (historical) Ukrainian Air Force (historical)
Produced	1965–1979
Number built	1,290

The Sukhoi Su-15 (NATO reporting name: Flagon) is a twinjet supersonic interceptor aircraft developed by the Soviet Union. It entered service in 1965 and remained one of the front-line designs into the 1990s.^[1] The Su-15 was designed to replace the Sukhoi Su-11 and Sukhoi Su-9, which were becoming obsolete as NATO introduced newer and more capable strategic bombers.