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MiG-21 LanceR simulator cockpit view. The MiG-21s are to be retired in 2024, after another two F-16 squadrons will be ready following the purchase of 32 more F-16s from Norway. [122] The first F-16 squadron was completed in 2021 with the arrival of the last F-16 purchased from Portugal. [123]
MiG-21bis upgrade program for the Indian Air Force, developed from the MiG-21-93. Modernised aircraft are also known as "MiG-21 Bison". A contract for the upgrade of 125 Indian Air Force aircraft was signed in January 1996, with an option for the upgrade of 50 additional aircraft.
The FTC-2000 is developed from the JJ-7/FT-7, the two seat trainer version of the Chengdu J-7; the Chengdu J-7 is a Chinese variant of the MiG-21. The FTC-2000 uses a new wing, a forward fuselage with side air intakes, and a glass cockpit; the engine, empennage, and mechanical controls of the JJ-7/FT-7 are retained. [2]
Inherited from the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 2006. There were 31 MiG-21 aircraft, including: MiG-21bis, MiG-21UM and MiG-21M modified to carry reconnaissance pods. [12] [91] As of July 2016, only 3 MiG-21UM were operational. These have been armed with air to air missiles. All MiG-21bis have been grounded since September 2015.
The aircraft is armed with short-range, infrared homing air-to-air missiles and is mainly designed for short range air-to-air combat. The aircraft is also used for close air support. On 30 March 1962, the Soviet Union and China signed a technology transference arrangement pertaining to the MiG-21.
The Mikoyan MiG-31 (Russian: Микоян МиГ-31; NATO reporting name: Foxhound) is a supersonic interceptor aircraft developed for the Soviet Air Forces by the Mikoyan design bureau as a replacement for the earlier MiG-25 "Foxbat"; the MiG-31 is based on and shares design elements with the MiG-25.
According to the General Director of UAC, Yuri Slyusar, they will create an export version of the MiG-35 fighter with a new cockpit. [101] RAC MiG initially planned to fit in an AESA radar into the MiG-35. However, during series production, MiG has removed the Zhuk-A/AM AESA radar and TVC from the MiG-35 as the AESA is still under development ...
Aircraft Origin Type Variant Quantity Notes Combat aircraft; MiG-29: Soviet Union: Multirole aircraft Mig-29A/Mig-29UB 14 [9] MiG-31: Soviet Union Interceptor aircraft Mig-31/Mig-31BM 31 [9] All stored for sale [9] Sukhoi Su-27/Su-30: Soviet Union / Russia: Air superiority/Multi role fighter Su-27/Su-27BM2 and Su-27UB/Su-27UBM2/Su-30SM 47 [9 ...