#flagon

The backbone of the PVO before the arrival of the MiG-23P; the Su-15 was a small, lightweight interceptor designed by OKB-51. It was developed to deal with the shortcomings of the aging Su-9 and Su-11 of 1960s vintage. Compared to the aircraft it replaced it possessed a more meaningful radar to identify contacts beyond visual range.

The Su-15 was to serve as a general purpose all-needs aircraft for the PVO, as this was before the era of specialised systems, however it was still a rather important aircraft into the 1980s. It served in quite a few theatres, including a small unit in Egypt, though this will be talked about in a later thread, as well as being involved in several airspace violations and airliner shootdowns.