The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 (NATO Codename: Fishbed) is one of the defining single-engine jet fighters of any nation in the 20th century. A platform that's so easily adaptable and beloved by its ...

Key point: The Russian-built MiG-21 might be old, but many air forces around the world keep upgrading the durable plane. In fact, it could see service in different countries for years to come.

August 13, 2025: Next month India will retire the last of its Russian-designed MiG-21 fighters. India is the last major country to abandon MiG-21s. This aircraft entered service in 1959. In 1986 ...

On September 26, after more than 60 years in operational service, the few MiG-21s still flying in IAF squadrons will be put out to pasture. For a quarter of a century, much of the news about the ...