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== Description ==
 
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The '''MiG-21''' is a supersonic jet fighter originally developed for the Soviet Air Force by the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau. It was put into service in 1959, served in 60 countries and its most modern variants remain in service today. It is the most-produced supersonic combat aircraft with more than 11,000 units built. The main operators were the Soviet Union, India and Croatia.
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The '''MiG-21''' is a supersonic jet fighter originally developed for the Soviet Air Force by the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau. It was put into service in 1959, served in 60 countries and its most modern variants remain in service today. It is the most-produced supersonic combat aircraft with more than 13,000 units built (around 11 000 MiG 21s and around 2000 J-7s). The main operators include the Soviet Union, India, Yugoslavia, North Korea, and China. The MiG-21 has also been produced by China as the Chengdu J-7, Czechoslovakia as the Aero S-106, and India.
  
 
=== Nicknames ===
 
=== Nicknames ===
 
{{Navigation-Start|MiG-21 Nicknames}}
 
{{Navigation-Start|MiG-21 Nicknames}}
  
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{{Navigation-First-Line|'''▃ NATO'''}}Fishbed{{-}}{{Annotation|Fishcan|Chinese Models}}{{-}}{{Annotation|Mongol|Training Models}}
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{{Navigation-First-Line|'''▃ NATO'''}}Fishbed{{-}}{{Annotation|Fishcan|Chinese Models}}{{-}}{{Annotation|Mongol|Training Models}}{{-}}{{Annotation|Faceplate|Ye-2 Prototype}}
 
{{Navigation-Line|'''▄ Indian'''}}Vikram (Valor){{-}}Trishul (Trident)
 
{{Navigation-Line|'''▄ Indian'''}}Vikram (Valor){{-}}Trishul (Trident)
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{{Navigation-First-Line|'''▂ Russian'''}}Балалайка (Balalaika)
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{{Navigation-Line|'''▂ Russian'''}}Балалайка (Balalaika)
 
{{Navigation-Line|'''⋠ Polish'''}}Ołówek (Pencil)
 
{{Navigation-Line|'''⋠ Polish'''}}Ołówek (Pencil)
 
{{Navigation-Line|'''▂ Vietnamese'''}}Én Bạc (Silver Swallow)
 
{{Navigation-Line|'''▂ Vietnamese'''}}Én Bạc (Silver Swallow)
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* [[MiG-21PFM]]
 
* [[MiG-21PFM]]
 
* [[MiG-21 SPS-K|MiG-21 SPS-K (Germany)]]
 
* [[MiG-21 SPS-K|MiG-21 SPS-K (Germany)]]
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* [[J-7II]] - <small>Chinese-built version</small>
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* [[J-7II]] - <small>Chinese licence-built version of Soviet MiG-21</small>
 
  
 
=== Rank VII ===
 
=== Rank VII ===
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* [[MiG-21bis]]
 
* [[MiG-21bis]]
 
* [[MiG-21bis-SAU|MiG-21bis-SAU (Germany)]]
 
* [[MiG-21bis-SAU|MiG-21bis-SAU (Germany)]]
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* [[J-7E]] - <small>Chinese upgrade of the J-7II with new avionics and a double-delta wings</small>
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* [[J-7E]] - <small>Chinese upgrade over the older J-7II with new avionics and double-delta wing</small>
 
  
 
{{AirManufacturer MiG}}
 
{{AirManufacturer MiG}}
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{{AirManufacturer Chengdu}}
 
{{USSR jet aircraft}}
 
{{USSR jet aircraft}}
 
[[Category:Family pages]]
 
[[Category:Family pages]]

Revision as of 01:49, 5 November 2021

Description

The MiG-21 is a supersonic jet fighter originally developed for the Soviet Air Force by the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau. It was put into service in 1959, served in 60 countries and its most modern variants remain in service today. It is the most-produced supersonic combat aircraft with more than 13,000 units built (around 11 000 MiG 21s and around 2000 J-7s). The main operators include the Soviet Union, India, Yugoslavia, North Korea, and China. The MiG-21 has also been produced by China as the Chengdu J-7, Czechoslovakia as the Aero S-106, and India.

Nicknames

MiG-21 Nicknames
▃ NATO  Fishbed · Fishcan · Mongol · Faceplate
▄ Indian  Vikram (Valor) · Trishul (Trident)
▂ Russian  Балалайка (Balalaika)
⋠ Polish  Ołówek (Pencil)
▂ Vietnamese  Én Bạc (Silver Swallow)
▃ American  Blue Bandit

Vehicles

Rank VI

Rank VII


Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau (Микоя́н и Гуре́вич Опытное конструкторское бюро)
Fighters  MiG-3-15 · MiG-3-15 (BK) · MiG-3-34
  I-225
Jet fighters  MiG-9 · MiG-9 (l)
  MiG-15 · MiG-15bis · MiG-15bis ISh
  MiG-17
  MiG-19PT
  MiG-21F-13 · MiG-21PFM · MiG-21S (R-13-300) · MiG-21SMT · MiG-21bis
  MiG-23M · MiG-23ML · MiG-23MLD
  MiG-27M · MiG-27K
  MiG-29 · MiG-29SMT
Export/Licensed  ␗MiG-9 · ␗MiG-9 (l)
  ◊MiG-15bis · ◔MiG-15bis · J-2*
  MiG-17AS · ◔MiG-17PF · J-4* · Shenyang F-5*
  ◊MiG-19S · J-6A*
  ◄MiG-21 SPS-K · ◊MiG-21MF · ◔MiG-21MF · ▄MiG-21bis · ◔MiG-21bis-SAU · ◊MiG-21bis-SAU · ◊MiG-21 "Lazur-M" · ▄MiG-21 Bison · J-7II**
  ◊MiG-23BN · ◊MiG-23MF · ◔MiG-23MF · ◊MiG-23MLA
  ◔MiG-29 · ◊MiG-29 · ◄MiG-29G
  *Licensed and domesticated with Chinese designations.
  **Unlicensed, reverse-engineered and domesticated with Chinese designations.
See Also  Shenyang · Chengdu

Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group (中航工业成都飞机工业集团)
Jet Fighters 
J-7  J-7II* · J-7D · J-7E
J-10  J-10A
JF-17  JF-17**
Drones  Wing Loong I
  *Unlicensed and reverse-engineered version of the MiG-21.
  **Jointly developed and built by Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group and Pakistan Aeronautical Complex.
See Also  Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau · Pakistan Aeronautical Complex

USSR jet aircraft
Bereznyak-Isayev  BI
Yakovlev  Yak-15 · Yak-15P · Yak-17 · Yak-23 · Yak-28B · Yak-30D · Yak-38 · Yak-38M · Yak-141
Mikoyan-Gurevich  MiG-9 · MiG-9 (l) · MiG-15 · MiG-15bis · MiG-15bis ISh · MiG-17 · MiG-17AS · MiG-19PT
  MiG-21F-13 · MiG-21PFM · MiG-21S (R-13-300) · MiG-21SMT · MiG-21bis
  MiG-23M · MiG-23ML · MiG-23MLD · MiG-27M · MiG-27K
  MiG-29 · MiG-29SMT
Lavochkin  La-174 · La-15 · La-200
Sukhoi  Su-9 · Su-11
  Su-7B · Su-7BKL · Su-7BMK · Su-17M2 · Su-17M4 · Su-22M3
  Su-24M
  Su-25 · Su-25BM · Su-25K · Su-25T · Su-25SM3 · Su-39
  Su-27 · Su-27SM
  Su-34
Ilyushin  IL-28 · IL-28Sh
Tupolev  Tu-14T

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