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25 Most Expensive Fighter Jets

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24. $25.1 million – MiG-21

most expensive military jets, MiG-21
A MiG-21 in the Croatian Air Force.
Tomislav Haraminčić

The MiG-21 is a single-engine jet fighter produced by the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau as an improvement on prior generations of the MiG-17 and MiG-19. It is outfitted with one Tumansky R25-300 turbojet which gives the MiG-21 a maximum speed of 1,350 mph. Built in an era long before advanced radar and avionics, the MiG-21 employs an ambush style of attack. The aircraft relied heavily on speed, attacking its target and speeding off before any enemy-fire could catch it. While they are publicly available and inexpensive today, the MiG-21 cost roughly $2.9 million dollars in 1959 when it was produced.

MiG-21 Cost: $25.1 million