Is that Snoopy or the Red Baron?
This is too good to be true. Such a fun story. First, a short video:
What they've found so far in the ship: 240 metric tons of "obsolete defensive weapons", including two Volga(!) and Pechora anti-aircraft missile systems, nine missiles "in parts and spares", two MiG-21s and 15 engines for the MiGs.
This leads to the question, people still use MiG-21s? Apparently, a lot do. Current operators include:
- Angola
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Egypt
- Ethiopia
- India
- Libya
- North Korea
- Romania
- Serbia
- Uganda
- Vietnam
- Yemen
- Zambia
And here are the current operators of the Chinese variant, the Chengdu J7:
- Bangladesh
- China
- Ehypt
- Iran
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nigeria
- North Korea
- Pakistan
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- Zimbabwe
MiGs are awesome, even if the MiG 21 never lived up the hype. Its a good sturdy airframe.
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