3rd Generation Jet Fighter /Interceptors Aircraft

*Aircraft*	Primary builder	Number built	First flight	*In service*
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II	United States	5,195	1958	1960–Present
Tupolev Tu-28 'Fiddler'	Soviet Union	198	1961	1964-1990
Sukhoi Su-15 'Flagon'	Soviet Union	1,290	1962	1965-1996
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 'Foxbat'	Soviet Union	1,186	1964	1970–Present
Aeritalia F-104S Starfighter	Italy	246	1966	1969-2004
Fiat G.91Y	Italy	67	1966	1966-1972
Dassault Mirage F1	France	720	1966	1973–Present
Saab 37 Viggen	Sweden	329	1967	1971-2005
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 'Flogger'	Soviet Union	5,047	1967	1970–Present
Shenyang J-8 'Finback'	People's Republic of China	390	1969	1980–Present
IAI Kfir	Israel	220	1973	1976-1996
Mitsubishi F-1	Japan	77	1975	1978-2006
HAL Ajeet	India	89	1976	1977-1991
Atlas Cheetah	South Africa	70	1983	1986–Present

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