One of the USSR’s most iconic design bureaus, Mikoyan-Gurevich, created a series of warplanes that, in some cases, are still flying the unfriendly skies today. The MiG-21 fighter (NATO ...

Nixon—the massive bomber shot down a Vietnamese MiG-21. Diamond Lil’s target were the North Vietnamese railroad yards at Thai Nguyen. But the North Vietnamese had other ideas about what was ...

Moreover, it is an aging aviary: before last week’s kills, only 20 to 25 of the planes were modern, high-performance MIG-21s. Still on the ground are some 80 slower, less maneuverable MIG-15s ...

Built to replace the older – as in 1955 vintage – MiG-21 Fishbed, and intended to contend with America's F-4 Phantom, the MiG-23 instead became the proverbial "redheaded stepchild" of Soviet ...

The MiG-21 suffered from limited range and poor pilot visibility, and it did not have multi-role capability. One of the most distinctive elements of the Flogger’s design was its variable-wing sweep.

On September 24, 1958, the People’s Liberation Army Air Force faced disaster ... later used in combat by North Vietnamese MiG-21s.

Two major contenders in this race are the American Lockheed Martin F-21 and the French Dassault Rafale. Both fighter jets are equipped with advanced technology.