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Mikoyan-Gurevich Ye-8 was a supersonic jet fighter developed in the Soviet Union from and to replace the MiG-21 (originally named MiG-23). Only two prototypes were built in 1960-61. The original MiG-21’s air intakes were moved under the fuselage freeing up the nose where a larger and more powerful radar able to deliver longer range air-to-air missiles could be built in.