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Indian Air Force Jaguar aircraft issue deepens with shortage of critical ejection seat parts, can indigenous solution work?- Long before Tejas, how India’s indigenous fighter jet Marut met a painful death that still haunts India today
- MiG-21: The Soviet born jet that became India’s national pride & fought against Pakistan
- 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
- IAF to retire MiG-21 on September 26, honouring six decades of distinguished serviceWith the MIG-21's retirement, the IAF closes a historic chapter in Indian military aviation. The aircraft leaves behind a record of unmatch...20 Sep, 2025, 11.03 AM 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- India’s air power outnumbers Pakistan’sNumerically, the Indian Air Force is much superior to the Pakistan Air Force.28 Feb, 2019, 10.36 AM 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
- MiG-21 FL fighter jet takes its last flightThe MiG-21 FL fighter jet, which had heralded the "supersonic era" in IAF and had changed the course of the 1971 Indo-Pak war, flew into th...11 Dec, 2013, 04.02 PM IST
- IAF's MiG-21 fighter plane crashes in Rajasthan, pilot killedA MiG-21 Bison fighter aircraft of IAF today crashed while landing at Uttarlai Airbase in western Rajasthan, leaving the pilot dead.15 Jul, 2013, 12.55 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
- Only pilots with experience to fly MiG-21s: IAFThe Indian Air Force (IAF) today said it has decided that after December 2012 only experienced pilots will fly the fighter jet aircraft.01 Sep, 2011, 04.21 PM IST
- Crash-prone MiG-21s’ phaseout by 2017MiG-21s will be phased out of the Indian Air Force by 2017 and replaced by modern fighter aircraft such as Su-30MKI and indigenous LCA.08 Aug, 2011, 05.31 AM IST
- MiG-21s to be phased out; Su-30MKIs to replace itOver the years, the IAF has inducted a total of 946 MiG 21s in its fleet and 476 of them have been lost in various accidents over the past ...07 Aug, 2011, 12.37 PM IST
- IAF forced to fly MiG 21s till 2017 due to Tejas delayThe 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
- End of the MiG era by 2017, says AntonyRussian-origin MiG-21s were the first truly supersonic fighter jets to be inducted into IAF in 1963, which then was a move by India to coun...24 Feb, 2011, 05.23 AM IST
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