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Defence ministry expects 24 Tejas Mk1A jets to be ready by end of yearDefence ministry sources have said that the production and readiness schedule for the LCA Mark1A is expected to reach around 18 to 24 aircr...- Who is Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit? All about new IAF Vice Chief with 3,300+ flying hours on MiG-21, other aircraftsAir Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, a decorated fighter and test pilot, is set to become the next Vice Chief of the Air Staff from July 1. His exte...
- Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit appointed as next Indian Air Force Vice ChiefAir Marshal Ashutosh Dixit will become the next Vice Chief of the Air Staff on July 1. He currently serves as the Chief of Integrated Defen...
- Indian Air Force Jaguar aircraft issue deepens with shortage of critical ejection seat parts, can indigenous solution work?The Indian Air Force is grappling with a critical shortage of spare parts for its ageing Jaguar fighter jets. This issue particularly affec...
- Long before Tejas, how India’s indigenous fighter jet Marut met a painful death that still haunts India todayIndia's HF-24 Marut was its first indigenous jet fighter. Developed with German expertise, it faced engine issues limiting its speed. Despi...
- MiG-21’s last operational flight captured in a Bollywood movie, will appear with Alia Bhatt, Ranbir Kapoor and Vicky Kaushal on screenThe Indian Air Force bid farewell to its MiG-21 fighter jets after nearly six decades of service, marking a historic moment in Indian milit...
- Last recorded kill of IAF MiG-21 to be PAF F-16, shot down "all generations" of aircraft: Wing Commander Jaideep SinghThe Indian Air Force is phasing out the MiG-21 Bison fighter jet, a cornerstone of India's air power for nearly six decades. The jet's lega...
- Meet Retired Air Marshal Brijesh Jayal, who flew India's first supersonic fighter jet into the countryThe MiG-21, India’s first supersonic fighter, is set for retirement after 62 years of service. Over 1,200 were built by HAL, and the jet sa...
- 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...
- Air Force to phase out MiG-21 fighter jets by September 2025, will be replaced by Tejas Mk1A: Defence officialsThe Indian Air Force is set to retire its MiG-21 fighter jets by September 2025, after 62 years of service. These jets, first inducted in 1...
- From warhorse to legend: MiG-21 to bow out after 62 years in Indian skiesIndia’s MiG-21 fighter jets, in service since 1963, will be retired on September 19 with a ceremonial farewell at Chandigarh airbase. The j...
- IAF bids farewell to MiG-21 Bison aircraft, paving the way for India's indigenous fighter jetsThe MiG-21 Bison aircraft bid farewell in a historic ceremony in Rajasthan, marking the end of their service and the beginning of a new era...
- 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...
- IAF to stop flying MiG-21 by 2025, aircraft to take part in last IAF Day parade this year: IAF chiefAmid the efforts to replace its old Russian-origin aircraft, the Indian Air Force (IAF) is all set to replace all MiG-21 squadrons with the...
- IAF temporarily grounds MiG-21 squadronsThree persons were killed after the MiG-21 aircraft crashed into a house in Hanumangarh shortly after it took off for a routine training so...
- IAF set to retire Abhinandan Varthaman's MiG-21 squadron this monthThe MiG-21 jets were inducted into IAF over four decades ago and many of these planes were lost in crashes. Though the Soviet-era Russian f...
- Indian Air Force to retire all squadrons of MiG-21 Bison aircraft by 2025MiG-21s had been the mainstay of the IAF for a long time and the 51 squadron is famous for thwarting Pakistan's aerial attack on India on F...
- Seasoned fighter pilot dies in MiG-21 ‘Bison’ crashThe old Soviet-origin MiG-21s, the first truly supersonic fighters to be inducted by the IAF in 1963, in particular, have had a high crash ...
- IAF chief Birender Singh Dhanoa flies single-seater MiG-21The MiG-21 "Type-96" the almost 60-year-old "Tony" Dhanoa flew is the oldest version of the single-engine fighter still in service with the...
- 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...
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