Interceptor aircraft

An interceptor aircraft, or simply interceptor, is a type of fighter aircraft designed specifically for the defensive interception role against an attacking enemy aircraft, particularly bombers and reconnaissance aircraft. Aircraft that are capable of being or are employed as both "standard" air superiority fighters and as interceptors are sometimes known as fighter-interceptors. In the post-World War II jet age, there are two general classes of interceptor: light fighters, designed for high performance over short range; and heavy fighters, which are intended to operate over longer ranges, in contested airspace and adverse meteorological conditions. While the second type was exemplified historically by specialized night fighter and all-weather interceptor designs, the integration of mid-air refueling, satellite navigation, on-board radar, and beyond visual range (BVR) missile systems since the 1960s has allowed most frontline fighter designs to fill the roles once reserved for specialized night/all-weather fighters.

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  Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck ⓘ
  fighter aircraft family

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  Ba 349 Natter ⓘ
  1945 prototype fighter aircraft by Bachem

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  CF-105 Arrow ⓘ
  interceptor aircraft family

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  Dayton-Wright XPS-1 ⓘ
  1923 prototype interceptor aircraft model by Dayton-Wright

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  Fury Mk. I ⓘ
  fighter aircraft by Hawker

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  Hs 132 ⓘ
  1945 prototype multi-role combat aircraft by Henschel

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  J7W Shinden ⓘ
  1945 fighter aircraft prototype series by Kyushu

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  Jakowlew Jak-120 ⓘ
  

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  Lavochkin La-250 ⓘ
  Soviet interceptor aircraft

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  Lippisch P.13a ⓘ
  nazi aircraft

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  Lockheed YF-12 ⓘ
  American prototype interceptor aircraft

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  Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet ⓘ
  rocket interceptor developed by Messerschmitt late in World War II

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  Messerschmitt P.1103 ⓘ
  proposed German rocket-powered interceptor

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  MiG-23P ⓘ
  1978 interceptor aircraft model by Mikoyan

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  MiG-25P ⓘ
  interceptor aircraft

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  MiG-25PD ⓘ
  interceptor aircraft

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  Mikoyan-Gurevich Ye-150 ⓘ
  prototype interceptor series designed by Mikoyan-Gurevich

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  North American NR-349 Retaliator ⓘ
  proposed interceptor aircraft

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  SAI.207 ⓘ
  fighter aircraft

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  Saunders-Roe SR.53 ⓘ
  type of aircraft

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  Skoda-Kauba Sk P.14 ⓘ
  type of aircraft

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  Sukhoi Su-11 ⓘ
  interceptor aircraft

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  Twin Engine Deck Based Fighter ⓘ
  carrier-based fighter aircraft

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  Von Braun Stratosphärenjäger I ⓘ
  

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  Von Braun Stratosphärenjäger II ⓘ
  

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  Yakovlev Yak-50 ⓘ
  military aircraft

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  XF-87 Blackhawk ⓘ
  1948 interceptor aircraft prototype model by Curtiss-Wright

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  Lockheed F-94 Starfire ⓘ
  1949 interceptor aircraft family by Lockheed

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  Yak-25 ⓘ
  1952 fighter aircraft family by Yakovlev

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  Convair F-102 Delta Dagger ⓘ
  1953 interceptor aircraft family

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  McDonnell F-101 Voodoo ⓘ
  fighter aircraft family

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  Lockheed F-104 Starfighter ⓘ
  1956 fighter aircraft family by Lockheed

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  Convair F-106 Delta Dart ⓘ
  1956 interceptor aircraft family

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  Yak-28 ⓘ
  1958 multi-role combat aircraft by Yakovlev

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  Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 ⓘ
  Soviet fighter aircraft family

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  McDonnell Douglas F-4F Phantom II ⓘ
  lightened interceptor version of the F-4E fighter aircraft

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  Mikoyan MiG-31 ⓘ
  Soviet fighter aircraft family

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  Sukhoi Su-33 ⓘ
  carrier-based interceptor version of the Su-27 fighter aircraft

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English Electric Lightning F3, UK - Air Force AN1037097

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25PU

MiG-31 Take off

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	aircraft		Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck	interceptor, first-generation jet fighter	Wikidata
class	aircraft		Ba 349 Natter	interceptor	Wikidata
class	aircraft		CF-105 Arrow	interceptor	Wikidata
class	aircraft		Dayton-Wright XPS-1	interceptor	Wikidata
class	aircraft		Fury Mk. I	interceptor, Hawker Fury	Wikidata
class	aircraft		Hs 132	land-based multi-role combat aircraft, dive bomber, interceptor	Wikidata
class	aircraft		J7W Shinden	land-based fighter monoplane, interceptor	Wikidata
class	aircraft		Jakowlew Jak-120	interceptor	Wikidata
class	aircraft		Lavochkin La-250	experimental aircraft, interceptor, military aircraft	Wikidata
class	aircraft		Lippisch P.13a	interceptor	Wikidata
class	aircraft		Lockheed YF-12	interceptor	Wikidata
class	aircraft		Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet	interceptor, rocket fighter	Wikidata
class	aircraft		Messerschmitt P.1103	interceptor	Wikidata
class	aircraft		MiG-23P	MiG-23 fighter, interceptor	Wikidata
class	aircraft		MiG-25P	interceptor, Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25	Wikidata
class	aircraft		MiG-25PD	interceptor, Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25	Wikidata
class	aircraft		Mikoyan-Gurevich Ye-150	single-seat fighter, interceptor, second-generation jet fighter	Wikidata
class	aircraft		North American NR-349 Retaliator	North American A-5 Vigilante, interceptor	Wikidata
class	aircraft		SAI.207	fighter monoplane with 1 engine, interceptor	Wikidata
class	aircraft		Saunders-Roe SR.53	interceptor	Wikidata
class	aircraft		Skoda-Kauba Sk P.14	interceptor	Wikidata
class	aircraft		Sukhoi Su-11	interceptor	Wikidata
class	aircraft		Twin Engine Deck Based Fighter	carrier-capable airplane, interceptor	Wikidata
class	aircraft		Von Braun Stratosphärenjäger I	interceptor	Wikidata
class	aircraft		Von Braun Stratosphärenjäger II	interceptor	Wikidata
class	aircraft		Yakovlev Yak-50	interceptor	Wikidata
class	aircraft	1948	XF-87 Blackhawk	interceptor	Wikidata
class	aircraft	1950	Lockheed F-94 Starfire	land-based fighter, interceptor, night fighter	Wikidata
class	aircraft	1955	Yak-25	fighter-reconnaissance aircraft, two-seat fighter, reconnaissance aircraft, interceptor	Wikidata
class	aircraft	1956	Convair F-102 Delta Dagger	land-based fighter monoplane, interceptor	Wikidata
class	aircraft	1957	McDonnell F-101 Voodoo	fighter-bomber, interceptor	Wikidata
class	aircraft	1958	Lockheed F-104 Starfighter	jet aircraft, interceptor, single-seat fighter, military aircraft with 1 engine, land-based fighter monoplane	Wikidata
class	aircraft	1959	Convair F-106 Delta Dart	land-based fighter monoplane, military monoplane with 1 engine, interceptor	Wikidata
class	aircraft	1960	Yak-28	electronic warfare aircraft, reconnaissance aircraft, land-based multi-role combat aircraft, interceptor, bomber	Wikidata
class	aircraft	1970	Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25	interceptor	Wikidata
class	aircraft	1973	McDonnell Douglas F-4F Phantom II	F-4E Phantom II, land-based aircraft, interceptor	Wikidata
class	aircraft	1981	Mikoyan MiG-31	interceptor	Wikidata
class	aircraft	1998	Sukhoi Su-33	carrier-capable airplane, interceptor, short takeoff but arrested recovery, Sukhoi Su-27	Wikidata
commons	image		English Electric Lightning F3, UK - Air Force AN1037097		Commons
commons	image		Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25PU		Commons
commons	image		MiG-31 Take off		Commons