The legendary Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 fighter jets, the backbone of the Indian Air Force’s combat fleet for more than six decades, streaked through Indian skies for the last time on Friday (September ...

Today the IAF phased out the MiG-21 Bison after a 62-year-long career, spanning two thirds of the air force’s total lifespan. The MiG-21 is often thought of as synonymous with the Indian Air Force, ...

India's first supersonic fighter aircraft MiG-21 flew into the sunset on Friday, after serving the nation for more than six decades. A farewell ceremony was held at Chandigarh Air Force Station where ...

What Will Happen To MiG-21 Fighter Jets That Retired Today? NDTV Explains Six decades after they were inducted, the Indian Air Force's workhorse, the legendary Russian-origin MiG-21 fighter jets, ...

The final batch of MiG-21 aircraft from squadron number 23, known as the “Panthers,” retired at the decommissioning ceremony in Chandigarh. Inducted in the early 60s, India's first supersonic fighter ...

Friday, September 26, 2025. This is the end of an era for the Indian Air Force, one that has lasted over six decades. Today the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 - that most redoubtable of fighter jets, the ...

Between 1971 and April 2012, as many as 482 MiG crashes were reported, killing 171 pilots India retired its last fleet of Soviet-era MiG-21 fighter jets on Friday, ending more than six decades of ...

Marking the end of an era, the Indian Air Force (IAF) formally decommissioned its legendary MiG-21 fighter jets at a grand ceremony held at the Chandigarh Air Force Station on Friday. Inducted in the ...

After six decades of service, the Indian Air Force is set to retire its iconic MiG-21 fighter jets on September 26. The decommissioning ceremony and flypast will occur at Chandigarh Air Force Station, ...

For a quarter of a century, much of the news about the Indian Air Force (IAF) has been about the abysmal flight safety record of its premier fighter – the redoubtable MiG-21. On September 26, after ...

The Indian Air Force will officially retire its legendary MiG-21 fighter jets on September 26, marking the end of nearly six decades of service for the aircraft widely hailed as the “workhorse” of ...