After more than six decades of service to the nation, India’s first supersonic fighter jet, the Mikoyan-Gurevich (MiG)-21, is set to take its final bow. On Friday, the legendary jet will receive the ...
On Friday, as the Indian Air Force (IAF) formally retires Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21, the legendary warhorse, Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla is there to witness the final flight in ...
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 ...
August 13, 2025: Next month India will retire the last of its Russian-designed MiG-21 fighters. India is the last major country to abandon MiG-21s. This aircraft entered service in 1959. In 1986 ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The beaded MiG-21, designated as Number 8971 and previously owned by the Polish Air Force, was brought to Los Angeles for its ...
October 17, 2025: India recently retired the last of its Russian-designed MiG-21 fighters. India is the last major country to abandon MiG-21s. This aircraft entered service in 1959. In 1986 MiG-21 ...
India has retired its last Mikoyan MiG-21s after more than 60 years of operation. Some 850 examples of MiG-21s in various marques served with the Indian Air Force. Of those, around 600 were ...