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IAF workhorse MiG-21 makes final sorties at Nal; Farewell in Chandigarh on September 26The Indian Air Force bid farewell to its MiG-21 fighter jets at Bikaner. Air Chief Marshal A P Singh flew the final sorties. The MiG-21 ser...
25 Aug, 2025, 05.52 PM IST
Retired Air Marshal says MiG-21 was not a 'Flying Coffin', recalls how it beat four US fighter jets in PakistanThe Indian Air Force is retiring its MiG-21 fighter jet after six decades of service. Air Marshal Prithvi Singh Brar recalls a 1971 dogfigh...
19 Aug, 2025, 03.01 PM IST
First LCA Mark1A fighter aircraft squadron to be deployed at Nal air baseThe Indian Air Force is planning to raise the first squadron of the indigenous LCA Mark1A fighter aircraft squadron at the Nal air base in ...
10 Dec, 2023, 06.59 PM IST
Sunset for MiG 21s as squadron retires fighters after 57 yearsThe IAF's Uttarlai (Rajasthan) based 4 Squadron has been operating various types of MiG 21 for 57 years and was one of the last three remai...
01 Nov, 2023, 12.12 AM IST
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15 Jun, 2015, 02.21 PM IST
50 years on, MiG-21 continues to showcase combat flyingIt was before the 1962 conflict with China that India had begun to look for "high-altitude supersonic interceptors" to counter the F-104 St...
20 Apr, 2013, 11.56 AM IST
- IAF forced to fly MiG 21s till 2017 due to Tejas delay
The MiG-21 fighter jet, which has provided stellar service to the country, has been dubbed the flying coffin due to its high crash rate.
03 Aug, 2011, 08.53 AM IST
- Pakistan gets $230 mn to upgrade its F-16s
The Indian defence establishment is "concerned" but "not rattled" by the US decision to divert $230 million in aid to Pakistan from counter...
26 Jul, 2008, 04.07 AM IST