Now let’s take a look at the MiG-21’s chief rivals. Between 1960 and 1987, the German air force flew nearly a thousand F-104s and lost 292. In a similar time frame, the Canadian air force lost ...

The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 “Fishbed,” one of the Cold War’s most iconic and widely produced supersonic fighter jets (appx 11 ...

The Soviet Union-era fighter jet, the MiG-21, is called the Fishbed because Soviet and Russian planes rarely receive a ...

The MiG-21 is a storied fighter that has seen service not only in the old Soviet Air Force but throughout the world. First developed in 1955 and deployed into Soviet service in 1959, this was a ...

During the Cold War, the Soviet Union operated thousands of MiG-21 fighter jets. Since MiG-21s were fast, cheap, and capable of both fighter and ground attack missions, it was inevitable that ...

The MiG-21 jet continues to be a mainstay despite its age and macabre nickname of "Flying Coffin." One compelling aspect of a disinclination to fly, of course, is the fear of a crash. While flying ...

One MiG-21 was shot down and its pilot, Squadron Leader Ajay Ahuja, was killed on the ground by Pakistani soldiers after his aircraft crashed across the Line of Control. (Representational image ...

The MiG-21 LanceR was the longest serving fighter jet in Romanian Air Force. After 61 years of career, the iconic MiG-21 LanceR, the longest-lived fighter aircraft in the history of the Romanian ...

NEW DELHI, July 30 (Reuters) - India will ground all its Soviet-era Russian fighter jets, the MiG-21, by 2025, following the death of two officers in a crash, the latest in a series of casualties ...

The Indian Air Force's No. 4 squadron's MiG-21 Bison fighter aircraft performed its final flight over the Uttarlai town in Barmer, Rajasthan, signalling the end of an era. This time, the MiG-21 ...