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The Indian Air Force will repurpose retired MiG-21 fighter jets as target drones for trials of Akash-NG, XR-SAM, and QRSAM ...
South African Ralph Ziman has spent over a decade transforming weapons with the help of traditional artisans from the Ndebele community. He’s just completed his largest project to date.
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 ...
Interestingly, as per Wg Cdr Singh, the MiG-21 has shot down nearly all generations of aircraft. Speaking to ANI, the IAF Wing Commander explained, " MiG-21 has a history of shooting down all ...
The aircraft will receive its final ceremonial send-off on 26 September at Chandigarh Air Base, with No. 23 Squadron ‘Panthers’, the last to operate the MiG-21, leading the farewell.
In a glamorous goodbye, MiG-21 fighter jets took to the air for the last time — for a suitably-titled Bollywood film Love and War, starring Alia Bhatt, Ranbir Kapoor and Vicky Kaushal . Air Chief ...
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.
The Indian Air Force has bid farewell to its iconic MiG-21 jets with their last operational flights at Nal Air Force Station, ahead of the official retirement on September 26 in Chandigarh ...
IAF Chief honours MiG-21 legacy with sorties ahead of iconic Jet’s retirement The Air Chief Marshal visited No. 23 Squadron ‘Panthers’, the last to operate MiG-21 aircraft, which is set to ...
IAF workhorse MiG-21 makes final sorties at Nal, farewell in Chandigarh on September 26 The aircraft participated in the 1965 war and played a stellar role in the 1971 conflict, most notably in the ...
Acquired in March 1963, the MiG-21 was the first supersonic aircraft in the IAF’s inventory. Over the years, the Air Force inducted more than 900 MiG-21s, upgrading them for multiple combat roles.