In 1970, after Soviet MiG-21s secretly supported Egypt during the War of Attrition, Israel’s elite air force launched a bold ...

Key Points – The Soviet-era MiG-21 “Fishbed,” first introduced in 1955, became the most-produced jet aircraft in aviation ...

Compared to this, India’s MiG-21 has a much better record. Causes of crashes. As we have seen, 20 air forces around the world continue to stick with the MiG-21.

South African artists Ralph Zimon needed 5 years and tens of millions of colorful glass beads to turn a symbol of oppression ...

The MiG-21 fighter (NATO designation “Fishbed”) is a particularly interesting bird. It’s considered one of the most produced jet aircraft in aviation history, with over 11,000 units built ...

That said, India’s aging MiG-21s are not without their problems. Since 1971, more than 400 of them have gone down in accidents, killing 200 pilots and 50 people on the ground.

The MiG-21s then closed in and fired a R-3S, but flares deployed by the F-104A diverted the missile. The MiG-21 then closed to 300 meters and secured a kill with the MiG’s cannon.

That's over 71 percent of Indian warplanes lost this year. Over the last half century, India has bought 976 MiG-21s, and over half are gone, mostly because of accidents. While India was something of ...

The Fishbed alias, however, has become synonymous with the MiG-21's legacy. Behind the random naming, however, is a tactical reason rooted deeply in warfare procedures. Nothing too fishy here ...

MiG-21 models saw use around the world, but it has proven rather dangerous. According to CNBC , between 1963 and July 2022, there had been almost 300 crashes and dangerous mishaps involving the jets.