description: "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. The Flagon-A was followed in December 1971 by the Su-15TM (NATO Flagon-E), with the improved Taifun-M radar (NATO Twin Scan) and provision for UPK-23-250 gun pod or R-60 (AA-8 Aphid) short-range air-to-air missiles." introduced: 1971 manufacturer: Sukhoi origin: USSR/Russia price: 12 role: Interceptor max_range: 200 gunfighter: true variants: Su-15TM Flagon-E: {} kneeboard_units: "metric" tasks: BARCAP: 370 Escort: 370 Fighter sweep: 370 Intercept: 370 TARCAP: 370