These new NATO designations appeared in the September 2003 issue of Aviation News: Backfire D Tu-22MR reconnaissance aircraft Flatpack Mikoyan 1.44 (MFI) fighter prototype Flanker E variant 1 Su-35 (Su-27M) upgraded Su-27 Flanker E variant 2 Su-37 with thrust vectoring Flanker F variant 1 Su-30, Su-30K upgraded air-to-air twin-seater Flanker F variant 2 Su-30M, Su-30MK upgraded multirole twin-seater Flanker G Su-30MKK twin-seater for China Flanker H Su-30MKI twin-seater for India Fulcrum F MiG-29SMT upgraded single-seater Fulcrum G MiG-29UBT upgraded twin-seater Frogfoot C Su-25T, Su-25TK, Su-39 attack aircraft Frogfoot D Su-25UTG carrier trainer Firkin Sukhoi Su-47 forward-swept-wing demonstrator Flanker D Su-33 (Su-27K) naval variant Fulcrum D MiG-29K naval variant Fulcrum E MiG-29M upgraded MiG-29 Fullback Su-32 (Su-27IB) attack derivative of Su-27 BT Back to The Naval Sitrep # 25 Table of Contents Back to Naval Sitrep List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 2003 by Larry Bond and Clash of Arms. This article appears in MagWeb.com (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history and related articles are available at http://www.magweb.com