The Indian Air Force (IAF) will formally retire its last MiG-21 fighter jet on September 19, ending a six-decade legacy. However, it will also plunge the IAF to its lowest combat strength in the past ...

The Indian Air Force retired the MiG-21 after six decades of service. The MiG-21 played a key role in wars with Pakistan and other conflicts. It was also built in India, boosting defence capabilities.

The MiG-21's sharp silhouette and supersonic roar will live on in the memories of those who flew it, those who maintained it, ...

Between 1966 and 1980, India inducted a total of 872 MiG variants, making it one of the most widely used aircraft in IAF ...

India has retired its last fleet of MiG-21 fighter jets, closing a six-decade chapter with an aircraft once hailed for its combat prowess but later derided as a “flying coffin” due to frequent crashes ...

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 - the MiG-21, that most redoubtable of fighter ...

The aged aircraft with a chequered history were once the backbone of the Indian Air Force. That they have remained in service ...

The aircraft played a key role in the 1999 Kargil conflict as well as the 2019 Balakot airstrikes. Defence and military chiefs will attend the decommissioning ceremony in Chandigarh The last MiG-21 ...

The MiG 21, India’s first supersonic fighter, has taken its final flight after serving the Indian Air Force for more than sixty years. This iconic jet was a hero in the 1971 war and wrote its name ...

NEW DELHI (AP) — India retired its last fleet of Soviet-era MiG-21 fighter jets Friday, ending more than six decades of service with an aircraft once celebrated for its combat prowess but later ...