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The MiG-21 jet fighter was a continuation of Soviet jet fighters, starting with the subsonic MiG-15 and MiG-17, and the supersonic MiG-19.A number of experimental Mach 2 Soviet designs were based on nose intakes with either swept-back wings, such as the Sukhoi Su-7, or tailed deltas, of which the MiG-21 would be the most successful.
The production of the MiG-21 in India under license by Hindustan Aeronautics in Nasik started with the MiG-21FL in 1966 in four phases starting with the assembly of CKD kits, moving on to subassemblies, parts, and finally advancing to production from scratch. 205 MiG-21FLs, designated Type 77 and nicknamed Trishul ("Trident"), were built in ...
He scored 10 air combat kills and was the most successful MiG-25 pilot. [1] [2] One of Iraq's most prestigious pilots, Rayyan initially flew a MiG-21. He obtained a total of 5 aerial victories in the Iran–Iraq War, 4 of which were confirmed by the Iranian Air Force. He was later transferred to the MiG-25 Foxbat, which until then was only ...
Little is known about the combat record of Angolan MiG-21s. On March 13, 1976, a pair of FAPA-DAA MiG-21MFs destroyed an Air Zaïre Fokker F27 on the ground at Lumbala Airport using S-24 rockets. [6] Several Angolan MiG-21MFs are known to have been lost in air-to-air combat, all to the South African Air Force.
The longest continuing United States classified military airplane program is the testing and evaluation of Foreign Aircraft Technology. During the Cold War, secret test flying of Mikoyan-and-Gurevich Design Bureau (MiG) and other Soviet aircraft was an ongoing mission dating back to the acquisition of the first Soviet-built Yakovlev Yak-23 in 1953.
MiG-21 1972 October 15 [7]: 125 307th TFS F-4D AIM-9 McCoy I. Maj Brown F. Maj MiG-21 1972 December 18 [7]: 125 307th SW: B-52D: 0.50 Cal Turner O SSgt MiG-21 Operation Linebacker II: 1972 December 22 [7]: 125 555th TFS F-4D AIM-7 Brunson J. Lt Col Pickett R. Maj MiG-21 1972 December 21 [7]: 125 307th SW B-52D 0.50 Cal Moore A. A1C MiG-21
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.
In late 1993 and early 1994, 40 MIG-21 aircraft produced between 1972 and 1980 were acquired from the former Central Asian republics of the USSR, of which 24 were included in the squadrons and 16 were used as spare parts supplies. In mid-1993, 15 Mil Mi-24 fighter helicopters were acquired.