MiG-21 (Family)

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

• MiG-21F-13
• MiG-21PFM
• MiG-21 SPS-K (Germany)
• J-7II - Chinese-built version

Rank VII

• MiG-21SMT
• MiG-21MF (Germany)
• MiG-21bis
• MiG-21bis-SAU (Germany)
• J-7E - Chinese upgrade of the J-7II with new avionics and a double-delta wings

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