BRUSSELS — The MiG-21 came to symbolize the military might of the Soviet Union as it squared off against the West in conflicts in Vietnam, Africa and the Middle East. Now, exactly 50 years after it ...

As noted by military aviation expert Stephan Wilkinson, “The Soviets hated [the name], just as they hated Fagot, Faithless, Frogfoot and other Western names for their fighters. The MiG-21 had no ...

The latest variant of the legendary Mig 21 as you have never seen it before. The MiG 21 LanceR is the upgraded avionics and weapons systems version of the MiG 21 Fishbed, developed by Elbit Systems ...

India is preparing to say goodbye to its legendary MiG-21 fighters, the country’s first supersonic jets but also an increasingly controversial aircraft, with a spate of accidents in recent years.

Udupi: The MiG-21 fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force, which played a significant role in India's victory in Kargil War, ...

Retired Navy Cmdr. Marty Martin watched Monday as workers used a crane to lift parts of a MiG-21 supersonic fighter jet off a flat-bed truck behind the National Naval Aviation Museum. Martin, a museum ...

India has retired its last fleet of MiG-21 fighter jets, closing a six-decade chapter with an aircraft once hailed for its combat prowess but later derided as a “flying coffin” due to frequent crashes ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: But a few designs stand the test of time. The B-52 Stratofortress first flew in 1952, yet remains in service today. New C-130 cargo aircraft continue to roll off the ...

A Syrian Arab Air Force MiG-21 fighter jet has landed at the King Hussein Air Base in Mafraq, Jordan, after the pilot asked for political asylum on Jun. 21, 2012. According to the Syrian state-run ...

The Indian Air Force will formally retire its last MiG-21 fighter jet on September 19, ending a six-decade legacy of service and combat, India Today reported on Tuesday. The final ceremonial sortie ...

MiG-21 fleet grounded: Two weeks after a crash of one of the MiG-21 jets over Rajasthan that killed three, the Indian Air Force has grounded its fleet of around 50 fighter aircraft. The entire fleet ...

The Indian Air Force flew the iconic Soviet-era MiG-21 fighter jets for the last time at a decommissioning ceremony in Chandigarh on September 26, marking the end of an era for India’s first ...