{
  "id": "mig-15",
  "name": "MiG-15 (Fagot)",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "air",
  "country": "RUS",
  "category": "Fighter aircraft",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 1949,
  "operators": [
    "RUS",
    "GNB",
    "PRK"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 2,
  "summary": "The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 (Russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-15; USAF/DoD designation: Type 14; NATO reporting name: Fagot) is a jet fighter aircraft developed by Mikoyan-Gurevich for the Soviet Union. The MiG-15 was one of the first successful jet fighters to incorporate swept wings to achieve high transonic speeds.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Manufacturer",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "Mikoyan-Gurevich",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 1,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Hardpoints",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "2",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 11.1,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "height_m",
      "v": 3.39,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "width_m",
      "v": 10.09,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Wingspan"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Wing area",
      "section": "dims",
      "v": "20.60 sq m",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "mass_kg",
      "v": 3680,
      "src": [
        "weg-mig-15"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Empty weight"
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_name",
      "v": "1 x Klimov VK-1",
      "src": [
        "weg-mig-15"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Thrust / power",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "2,700 kg static thrust",
      "src": [
        "weg-mig-15"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "combat_radius_km",
      "v": 451,
      "src": [
        "weg-mig-15"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Rate of climb",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "2 min 18 sec; 7 min 6 sec",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "ceiling_m",
      "v": 15500,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Bomb Rocket Weapon Systems",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "100 kg (220 lb) bombs, drop tanks, or unguided rockets on 2 underwing hardpoints",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "armament",
      "v": "Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23; Nudelman N-37",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [
    {
      "name": "Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23",
      "role": "Autocannon",
      "src": [
        "weg-mig-15"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Autocannon",
        "Caliber": "23mm",
        "Rate of fire": "800–850 rpm"
      },
      "qty": "2 x Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23 23mm Autocannons"
    },
    {
      "name": "Nudelman N-37",
      "role": "Autocannon",
      "src": [
        "weg-mig-15"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Autocannon",
        "Caliber": "37mm",
        "Rate of fire": "400 rounds per minute"
      }
    }
  ],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "MiG-15",
      "text": "This was a developmental/early production model with the RD-45 engine providing 4,850 lb (2,200 kg) of static thrust.",
      "src": [
        "weg-mig-15"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "MiG-15bis",
      "text": "This was the basic production version. Some were modified for ground attack and reconnaissance missions. Attack models could carry up to 2,200 lb (1,000 kg) of ordnance on wing pylons.",
      "src": [
        "weg-mig-15"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "MiG-15UTI Midget",
      "text": "This was a two-seat trainer version. Most had their guns removed. It was also built in Poland as the Lim-3; in the former Czechoslovakia as the CS-2; and in China as JJ-2 (domestic) and T-2 (export).",
      "src": [
        "weg-mig-15"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "art": "fighter",
  "image": {
    "file": "mig-15.jpg",
    "thumb": "mig-15-thumb.jpg",
    "credit": "slezo",
    "license": "CC BY 2.0",
    "url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MiG-15_(52544621598).jpg",
    "title": "File:MiG-15 (52544621598).jpg"
  },
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Added photo (CC BY 2.0)"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/mig-15.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-mig-15": {
      "title": "MiG-15 (Fagot) Russian Fighter Aircraft",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/MiG-15_Fagot_Russian_Fighter_Aircraft",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}