Mikoyan MiG-21 Fishbed

MiG-21 - Lightweight Front-Line Fighter

The MiG-21 is intended:

• MiG-21 - intercept maneuverable and nonmaneuverable aerial targets in the forward and aft hemispheres day or night, in VFR and IFR conditions, against the earth or radio-transparent cloud background, as well as in active and passive jamming environments;
• conduct close maneuver air combat;
• defeat ground targets, including the single mobile ones, in visual contact conditions.

The aircraft is furnished with the following up-to-date onboard equipment:

• the Kopyo radar;
• a helmet-mounted target designator;
• an information display system;
• navigation, communications, ECM and video recording systems;
• the Karat-B flight data collection, monitoring and recording system.

To ensure operation of the new equipment, the fighter’s power supply and air-conditioning systems have been upgraded. The aircraft is additionally equipped with an engine antisurge system and an automatic longitudinal stability control device.

The combat capabilities of the upgraded MiG-21 Fishbed make it a modern fourth-generation aircraft.

Basic Characteristics: