The MiG-21 trained thousands of fighter pilots, the Bison shot down an US-made F-16 - the first time anywhere a MiG achieved that feat, and, the plane almost single-handedly, dragged India into ...

Ahead of their retirement after six decades of service, Air Chief Marshal A P Singh and other IAF officers flew MiG-21 sorties as a final farewell. ACM Singh praised the aircraft's agility but ...

IAF’s MiG-21 jets made their final flights at Nal, ending 62 years of service. A formal farewell in Chandigarh on Sept 26 will mark the end of an era.

Introduction After more than six decades of service, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has begun its final farewell to the iconic MiG-21 fighter jet- an aircraft as celebrated as it was controversial ...

The MiG-21 will be retired on September 26 after six decades of service in the IAF. “MiG-21 has been the workhorse of the Indian Air Force. We inducted it in the 1960s, and it continues to serve ...

The Russians were, when the MiG-21 was designed, more into quantity than quality. They have since changed their minds, but the MiG-21s still around are the product of another era. Meanwhile, India has ...

Ahead of the official retirement of the MiG-21 fighter planes, Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal AP Singh and pilots take a few sorties in the aircraft. Air Force Spokesperson, Wing ...

IAF workhorse MiG-21 makes final sorties at Nal; farewell in Chandigarh on Sept 26 The MiG-21 underwent several upgrades, most recently the Bison version equipped with modern avionics, radar and ...

The Indian Air Force's MiG-21 fighter jets made their last operational flights at the Nal Air Force Station in Bikaner, which doubled as a set for the Sanjay Leela Bhansali-directed film 'Love And ...

The Bikaner airbase doubled as a set for the Sanjay Leela Bhansali-directed film Love and War, in which the MiG-21 will play a decisive role.

As the Indian Air Force gets ready to retire the MiG-21 fighter jet on Tuesday, IAF spokesperson Wing Commander Jaideep Singh highlighted its legacy, recalling that it was part of the 2019 Balakot ...

MiG‑21 Fishbed – the Cold War jet that roared past Mach 2 and into the history books – flown by more than 60 nations, fought in every major conflict from Vietnam to the Middle East ...