The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 (NATO Codename: Fishbed) is one of the defining single-engine jet fighters of any nation in the 20th century. A platform that's so easily adaptable and beloved by its ...

Aviation technology has come a long way. When Orville and Wilbur Wright completed their first true flight in December 1903, they could scarcely have imagined what the future of flight had in store.

Key Points - The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 "Fishbed," one of the Cold War's most iconic and widely produced supersonic fighter jets (appx 11,000 units), entered service in 1959. -Designed as a ...

Compared to contemporaries like the American F-4 Phantom II, the MiG-21 was less complex and far cheaper to produce—but could hold its own against the more sophisticated American jet. The best Soviet ...

India is preparing to say goodbye to its legendary MiG-21 fighters, the country’s first supersonic jets but also an increasingly controversial aircraft, with a spate of accidents in recent years.

Today the IAF phased out the MiG-21 Bison after a 62-year-long career, spanning two thirds of the air force’s total lifespan. The MiG-21 is often thought of as synonymous with the Indian Air Force, ...

August 13, 2025: Next month India will retire the last of its Russian-designed MiG-21 fighters. India is the last major country to abandon MiG-21s. This aircraft entered service in 1959. In 1986 ...

On September 26, after more than 60 years in operational service, the few MiG-21s still flying in IAF squadrons will be put out to pasture. For a quarter of a century, much of the news about the ...