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
␗ Chinese	七爷 (Grandpa Seven; by Chinese military enthusiasts)

In-game vehicles

	Researchable vehicles	Premium vehicles
VI Rank	◄MiG-21 SPS-K	MiG-21F-13 MiG-21PFM MiG-21S (R-13-300)	J-7II
VII Rank	◊MiG-21MF ◊MiG-21bis-SAU ◊MiG-21 "Lazur-M"	MiG-21SMT MiG-21bis	J-7D J-7E	◔MiG-21MF ◔MiG-21bis-SAU	▄MiG-21bis

Variant Description

Rank VI ▀MiG-21 SPS-K (Germany) - LSK's MiG-21PFM to avoid confusion to their upgraded MiG-21PF fleet. MiG-21F-13 - First production variant of MiG-21 with single 30 mm cannon and rangefinder. MiG-21PFM - Interceptor version with new RP-21M radar and replaced with a 23 mm twin-barrel GSh-23L. MiG-21S (R-13-300) - Soviet MiG-21 with RP-22 radar, GSh-23L and capable of launching SARH missiles. ␗J-7II - Later production series of Chinese licensed MiG-21F-13 with 2 30 mm cannon and upgraded engine. Rank VII ▀MiG-21MF (Germany) - LSK's MiG-21MF which were based on MiG-21SM in VVS service. ◔MiG-21MF (Italy) - ▀MiG-21bis-SAU (Germany) - LSK's MiG-21bis with Polyot ILS autopilot system. ◔MiG-21bis-SAU (Italy) - ▀MiG-21 "Lazur-M" (Germany) - LSK's MiG-21bis with Lazur-M air-defense command link system. MiG-21SMT - VVS' MiG-21SM with additional spine fuel tanks. MiG-21bis - New MiG-21 featuring new engine and better armaments. ␗J-7D - aka J-7IIIA; Chinese upgrades on their reverse-engineered MiG-21MF (J-7C/J-7III). ␗J-7E - aka J-7IV; unique Chinese variant with double-delta wing and revised fuel tank placements. ▄MiG-21bis (Sweden) - Exported MiG-21bis to Finnish Air Force. 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 Germany jet aircraft   Luftwaffe He 162  He 162 A-1 · He 162 A-2 Me 163  Me 163 B · Me 163 B-0 Ho 229  Ho 229 V3 Ar 234  Ar 234 B-2 · Ar 234 C-3 Me 262  Me 262 A-1a · Me 262 A-1a/Jabo · Me 262 A-1a/U1 · Me 262 A-1/U4 · Me 262 A-2a   Me 262 C-1a · Me 262 C-2b   LSK Fighters  ◊MiG-15bis · ◊Lim-5P · ◊MiG-19S   ◊MiG-21MF · ◊MiG-21bis-SAU · ◊MiG-21 "Lazur-M"   ◊MiG-29 Attackers  ◊MiG-23BN · ◊MiG-23MF · ◊MiG-23MLA   ◊Su-22UM3K · ◊Su-22M4   ◊IL-28   Luftwaffe F-84  ◄F-84F F-86  ◄CL-13A Mk 5 · ◄CL-13B Mk.6 · ◄F-86K F-104  ◄F-104G F-4  ◄F-4F Early · ◄F-4F · ◄F-4F KWS LV G.91  ◄G.91 R/3 · ◄G.91 R/4 Tornado  ◄Tornado IDS WTD61 · ◄Tornado IDS MFG · ◄Tornado IDS ASSTA1 Other  Alpha Jet A · ◄Sea Hawk Mk.100 Ex-LSK  ◄MiG-21 SPS-K · ◄MiG-29G · ◄Su-22M4 WTD61   Swiss Air Force   ◌Hunter F.58 · FFA P-16 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 China jet aircraft Fighters  J-2 · J-4 · J-6A · J-7II · J-7D · J-7E · J-8B · J-8F · J-10A · J-11 · J-11A Strike aircraft  Q-5 early · Q-5A · Q-5L · JH-7A Bombers  H-5 France  ␗Mirage 2000-5Ei USA  ␗F-84G-21-RE · ␗F-84G-31-RE · ␗F-86F-30 · ␗F-86F-40 · ␗F-100A · ␗F-100F · ␗F-104A · ␗F-104G · ␗F-5A · ␗F-5E · ␗F-16A MLU USSR  ␗MiG-9 · ␗MiG-9 (l) North Korea  Shenyang F-5 Pakistan  A-5C · JF-17