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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...23 May, 2026, 11.16 PM IST- 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...19 May, 2026, 04.46 PM IST
- 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...26 Sep, 2025, 12.20 PM IST
- 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...27 Aug, 2025, 04.57 PM IST
- 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...19 Aug, 2025, 03.46 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
- 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...22 Jul, 2025, 03.49 PM IST
- 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...22 Jul, 2025, 12.41 AM IST
- 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...01 Nov, 2023, 11.13 AM 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
- 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...03 Oct, 2023, 07.55 PM IST
- 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...21 May, 2023, 08.38 AM IST
- 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...19 Sep, 2022, 11.17 PM IST
- 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...29 Jul, 2022, 01.56 PM IST
- 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 ...18 Mar, 2021, 02.52 PM IST
- 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...14 Jul, 2018, 02.04 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
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