The missiles were not yet available when the MiG-21 was first unveiled, so it was equipped with a 23mm cannon attached to its belly. As we shall see, this gun proved critical to its success.

Compared to contemporaries like the American F-4 Phantom II, the MiG-21 was less complex and far cheaper to produce—but could hold its own against the more sophisticated American jet.

The MiG-21 (eventually dubbed “Fishbed” by NATO) would exceed Mach 2.0, with an internal cannon and the capacity to carry between two and six missiles (the Fishbed actually preceded the ...

MiG-19 (Shenyang J-6) was introduced to North Vietnamese People's Air Force in January 1969, more than three years after the ...

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.

Video Shows Dramatic Air Defense Missile Launches, Photos Show Claimed Crash. ... (LNA) MiG-21 they claim was shot down on April 14, 2019 outside the city of Tripoli. ...

In that war, the MiG-21 had shot down the Pakistani F-104 Starfighters. IAF has several MiG-21 variants over the decades. Each offers different radar and missile capabilities.

Two MiG-21 fighters of the Indian Air Force’s No.47 squadron, ... Vympel R-73 missiles and the beyond visual range Vympel R-77 air-to-air missiles) ...

Although the MiG-21's inferior in pretty much every way to their modern 4th generation fighter counterparts, Romania's MiG-21s are some of the most advanced versions of the type ever conceived.