MiG-21

Combat aircraft, Soviet Union. In service since 1959

How to recognise it

Small delta-winged fighter with a round nose intake holding a shock cone, a thin fuselage and a tall swept fin.

Also known as

Fishbed, J-7, MiG-21 LanceR

Used by

North Korea and a few others; most users, including India (2025), retired

Other jets

• A-10 Thunderbolt II
• AV-8B Harrier II
• B-1B Lancer
• B-2 Spirit
• B-52 Stratofortress
• Chengdu J-10
• Chengdu J-20
• Eurofighter Typhoon
• F-4 Phantom II
• F-15 Eagle
• F-16AM
• F-16C Fighting Falcon

All 33 jets

Sources

These facts haven’t been checked against sources by an editor yet.

Spot a mistake? Suggest a correction

• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21