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List of MiG Series Aircraft

Category

Aircraft Model

Year

Description

Fighters and Interceptors

MiG-1

1940

First production fighter

MiG-3

1940

Fighter and interceptor, testbed for numerous experimental variants

MiG-9 "Fargo"

1946

First-generation turbojet fighter and attack aircraft

MiG-15 "Fagot"

1947

One of the best early jet fighters, used extensively in the Korean War

MiG-17 "Fresco"

1950

Improved version of MiG-15, used as an interceptor in the Vietnam War

MiG-19 "Farmer"

1952

First European-made supersonic fighter

MiG-21 "Fishbed"

1959

Most-produced supersonic fighter, widely exported

MiG-23 "Flogger"

1967

Most-produced variable-geometry aircraft

MiG-25 "Foxbat"

1964

Fastest mass-production aircraft, interceptor, and reconnaissance-bomber

MiG-29 "Fulcrum"

1977

Air superiority and multi-role fighter

MiG-31 "Foxhound"

1981

Interceptor based on MiG-25

MiG-35

2017

Advanced multi-role fighter

Ground Attack

MiG-27 "Flogger-D/J"

1970

Ground-attack variant of MiG-23

Naval

MiG-29K "Fulcrum-D"

1988

Carrier-based multi-role variant of MiG-29

Trainers

MiG-AT

-

Advanced jet trainer

Experimental

MiG-8 "Utka"

1945

Aerodynamic research aircraft

MiG-105 "Spiral"

1965

Orbital interceptor prototype

1.44

1998

Prototype for PAK FA fifth-generation fighter

Production and Global Presence

  • Total Aircraft Produced: About 45,000
  • Exported Units: 11,000 to over 40 countries
  • Major Conflicts: Korean War, Vietnam War, Arab-Israeli wars

 

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