MiG-21 'bird of all seasons', shaped generations of pilots, says Rajnath SinghSpeaking at the decommissioning ceremony of the jets after over six decades of service, Rajnath Singh said that the MiG-21 excelled as an i...
27 Sep, 2025, 12.42 AM IST
MiG-21 decommissioning: Jairam Ramesh recalls how Nehru withstood pressure from US, UK to choose Soviet jetIndia's MiG-21 fighter jets retired after six decades of service. The country's first supersonic aircraft concluded its operational history...
26 Sep, 2025, 10.36 PM IST
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to attend MiG-21 decommissioning ceremony in Chandigarh todayDefence Minister Rajnath Singh attended the Indian Air Force's MiG-21 decommissioning ceremony in Chandigarh, marking the retirement of the...
26 Sep, 2025, 08.59 AM IST
INS Sundhudhvaj decommissioned after 35 years of service to nationINS Sindhudhvaj bid adieu to the Navy on Saturday after serving for 35 years. Vice-Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Ch...
17 Jul, 2022, 07.39 PM IST
INS Khukri decommissioned after 32 years of serviceThe ship was commissioned in Mumbai by Krishna Chandra Pant, the then Raksha Mantri and Sudha Mulla, wife of late Capt Mahendra Nath Mulla,...
24 Dec, 2021, 04.27 PM IST
MiG 27 to pass into history, its last squadron to be decommissioned in Jodhpur on FridayThe storied fighter had earned the nickname of 'Bahadur' from pilots owing to its exploits during Kargil.
27 Dec, 2019, 10.28 AM IST
Missile destroyer 'INS Ranjit' decommissionedThe ship has been at the forefront of major naval operations and has the distinction of serving on both Eastern and Western seaboards.
06 May, 2019, 11.52 PM IST
Coast Guard decommissions ICGS Varad after 27 yearsCommanding Officer of the ship, Commandant Anwar Khan, presented the decommissioning report to Bargotra on the occasion, the release said.
14 Jul, 2018, 09.00 PM IST
INS Viraat decommissioned; all you need to know about the world's oldest aircraft carrierINS Viraat was first commissioned into the British Royal Navy as the HMS Hermes on November 18, 1959, 15 years after she was laid down in J...
14 Jul, 2018, 08.50 PM IST
Oldest serving aircraft carrier INS Viraat to be decommissioned todayINS Viraat was built in 1943, during the Second World War. The carrier has provided utmost protection to the country during many tense situ...
14 Jul, 2018, 08.50 PM IST
Indian Navy says goodbye to world's oldest aircraft carrier INS ViraatThe ship, which underwent a decommissioning refit, is being towed back by three tugs to Mumbai for the decommissioning ceremony, a Navy off...
14 Jul, 2018, 08.24 PM IST
INS Viraat sails to Kochi for repairs, dry dockingThe ship will be towed back to Mumbai on completion of ERDD, for the decommissioning ceremony later this year.
14 Jul, 2018, 05.07 PM IST
INS Godavari, first indigenously designed warship, calls it a dayA senior naval official said the frigate will first be 'destored' (removed) and all essential and important components will be removed.
14 Jul, 2018, 04.21 PM IST
'INS Astravahini' decommissioned after 31 years in service'INS Astravahini', an indigenously built Torpedo launch and recovery vessel (TLRV), was decommissioned after almost 31 years in service.
14 Jul, 2018, 03.51 PM IST
Indian Naval Ships Veer, Nipat decommissionedThe ceremony involved traditional last lowering of the ensign and commissioning pendents with playing of 'last post', an official release s...
11 Jul, 2018, 02.02 PM IST
Navy decommissions 3 minesweepersThe decommissioning ceremony was attended by 38 erstwhile commanding officers and nearly 500 personnel who served on them, it said.
24 Mar, 2018, 01.39 PM IST
Indian Navy decommissions warships INS Nirbhik and INS NirghatThe warships were decommissioned at a solemn ceremony at the Naval Dockyard yesterday, a Defence spokesperson said today.
12 Jan, 2018, 05.25 PM IST