List of NATO reporting names for fighter aircraft
The "Five Eyes" Air Force Interoperability Council assigns codenames for fighters and other military aircraft originating in, or operated by, the air forces of the former Warsaw Pact, including Russia and the People's Republic of China. While the AFIC names designations are sometimes known as "NATO designations" and similar names, Five Eyes is a separate military alliance comprising the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and two non-NATO countries, Australia and New Zealand.
NATO reporting name | Common name |
Faceplate | Mikoyan-Gurevich Ye-2A |
Fagot | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 |
Fang | Lavochkin La-11 |
Fantail | Lavochkin La-15 |
Fantan | Nanchang Q-5/A-5 |
Fargo | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9 |
Farmer | Shenyang J-6 and Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19 |
Feather | Yakovlev Yak-15/Yak-17 |
Felon | Sukhoi Su-57 |
Fencer | Sukhoi Su-24 |
Fiddler | Tupolev Tu-28/Tu-128 |
Fin | Lavochkin La-7 |
Finback | Shenyang J-8 |
Firebar | Yakovlev Yak-28P |
Firebird | Chengdu J-10 |
Firkin | Sukhoi Su-47 |
Fishbed | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 |
Fishcan | Chengdu J-7 |
Fishpot | Sukhoi Su-9 and Su-11 |
Fitter | Sukhoi Su-7 and Su-17/Su-20/Su-22 |
Flagon | Sukhoi Su-15 |
Flanker | Sukhoi Su-27/Su-30/Su-33/Su-35/Su-37 and Shenyang J-11/J-15/J-16 |
Flashlight | Yakovlev Yak-25 |
Flatpack/Foxglove | MiG MFI project 1.44/1.42 |
Flipper | Mikoyan-Gurevich Ye-150 |
Flogger | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 and MiG-27 |
Flora | Yakovlev Yak-23 |
Flounder | Xian JH-7 |
Forger | Yakovlev Yak-38 |
Foxbat | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 |
Foxhound | Mikoyan MiG-31 |
Frank | Yakovlev Yak-9 |
Fred | Bell P-63 Kingcobra |
Freehand | Yakovlev Yak-36 |
Freestyle | Yakovlev Yak-41/Yak-141 |
Fresco | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 and Shenyang J-5 |
Fritz | Lavochkin La-9 |
Frogfoot | Sukhoi Su-25 |
Fulcrum | Mikoyan MiG-29/MiG-33/MiG-35 |
Fullback | Sukhoi Su-32/Su-34 |