The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 (Russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-21; NATO reporting name: Fishbed) is a supersonic jet fighter and interceptor aircraft, designed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau in the Soviet Union.

MiG-21M (Izdeliye 96A, NATO "Fishbed-J") Export variant for Warsaw Pact countries. MiG-21MA (Izdeliye 96A, NATO "Fishbed-J") The Czechoslovak Air Force redesignated its MiG-21Ms that had been re-engined with the Tumanskiy R13-300 engine as …

The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 Fishbed (NATO reporting name: Fishbed) is a supersonic jet fighter aircraft, designed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau in the Soviet Union.

The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 (Russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-21; NATO reporting name: Fishbed) is a supersonic jet fighter and interceptor aircraft, designed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau in the Soviet Union.

MiG-21M (1968; Izdeliye 96; NATO "Fishbed-J") M = Modernizirovannyy ("Modernised") Export variant of the MiG-21S with two major differences: the RP-22 radar of the MiG-21S was substituted with the older RP-21MA radar, and featured …

Early versions got the R1L or R2L Spin Scan radar, then the RP-21M radar and later MiG-21bis (since 1966) got the RP-22M Jay Bird radar. Data for MiG-21bis with engine R-25-300: Maximum speed at 13,000 meters (42650 feet) of altitude: 1174 knots (2,174 km/h, 1351 mph, Mach 1.76).

May 12, 2014 · The export version of the MiG-21S was the MiG-21M, which still had the older RP-21MA radar and lacked the radar-homing R-3R missiles. The MiG-21M was fitted with an internal GSh-23L 23mm cannon ahead of the centreline pylon.

Truly one of the most remarkable aircraft of the Cold War period and perhaps the most successful aircraft in terms of number built since World War II, the MiG-21 has seen service with some 47 different nations throughout Asia, Africa, the Americas, and Eastern Europe since the late 1950s.

After the retirement of all Russian MiG-21 the SMT only can be found in museums - seen here at Moscow-Chodynka. Fourth Generation All-weather interceptor with improved air combat performances at low and medium altitudes, engine and airframe completely redesigned.

The MiG-21’s sheer numbers made it the mainstay of the IAF’s combat fleet for around three decades, despite the induction of more modern aircraft such as the Dassault Mirage 2000, the MiG-29 and the Su-30 MKI.