page_title: Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG
hierarchical_section_title: Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG
caption_attribution_description: Taken from the Tu-144 access steps, this shot shows the main row of MiG fighters at Monino. From near to far:- MiG-31 '202 blue', MiG-27 '01 red', MiG-25R '25 red', MiG-23 '231 blue' MiG-21S '93 red', MiG-19PM '11 red' MiG-17 '01 red' MiG-15UTI '03 red' and MiG-9 '01 red'. Visible in the far background are a Tu-95 'Bear', an IL-76, a Mil-26 'Halo' and an Su-17 'Fitter'. Individual photos and details of all these aircraft appear elsewhere in this set. All are on display at the Russian Air Force Museum. Monino, Russia. 13-8-2012
context_page_description: Russian Aircraft Corporation "MiG", commonly known as Mikoyan and MiG, is a Russian aerospace and defence company headquartered in Begovoy District, Moscow.
  Mikoyan is successor to the Soviet Mikoyan and Gurevich Design Bureau founded in 1939 by aircraft designers Artem Mikoyan and Mikhail Gurevich. Mikoyan are notable for their fighter and interceptor aircraft which became a staple of the Soviet Air Force and Russian Air Forces, nations within the Soviet sphere of influence, and other nations such as India and many Arab states. Mikoyan aircraft were frequently used in aerial confrontations with American and allied forces during and since the Cold War, and have become commonly featured aircraft in popular culture.
  In 2006, Mikoyan became a division of the United Aircraft Corporation in a merger with Ilyushin, Irkut, Sukhoi, Tupolev, and Yakovlev by decree of the Russian President Vladimir Putin.
context_section_description: Russian Aircraft Corporation "MiG" (Russian: Российская самолётостроительная корпорация „МиГ“, romanized: Rossiyskaya samoletostroitel'naya korporatsiya "MiG"), commonly known as Mikoyan and MiG, is a Russian aerospace and defence company headquartered in Begovoy District, Moscow.
  Mikoyan is successor to the Soviet Mikoyan and Gurevich Design Bureau (Микоя́н и Гуре́вич, МиГ; OKB-155 design office prefix MiG) founded in 1939 by aircraft designers Artem Mikoyan and Mikhail Gurevich. Mikoyan are notable for their fighter and interceptor aircraft which became a staple of the Soviet Air Force and Russian Air Forces, nations within the Soviet sphere of influence, and other nations such as India and many Arab states. Mikoyan aircraft were frequently used in aerial confrontations with American and allied forces during and since the Cold War, and have become commonly featured aircraft in popular culture.
  In 2006, Mikoyan became a division of the United Aircraft Corporation in a merger with Ilyushin, Irkut, Sukhoi, Tupolev, and Yakovlev by decree of the Russian President Vladimir Putin.
caption: Various MiG fighter aircraft, from MiG-31 to MiG-9 at Central Air Force Museum Monino
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