After more than six decades of service, the Indian Air Force (IAF) is all set to retire the iconic MiG-21 fighter jets by September this year, marking a significant shift in India's military aviation ...

CHANDIGARH: On 26 September this year, the Indian Air Force (IAF) formally decommissioned its last MiG-21 squadron, Panthers, drawing the curtains on a fighter jet that served as the backbone of India ...

India’s retirement of its last Mikoyan MiG-21 Bison fighters relegates the iconic Cold War type to uncertain use in a small number of developing world air forces. In a 26 September ceremony at Air ...

The crash of a MiG-21 jet in Rajasthan's Hanumangarh on Monday has once again put the spotlight on the Indian Air Force's aging fleet of Soviet-origin aircraft which have been involved in around 400 ...

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 ...

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 ...

An Indian Air Force helicopter was rushed to rescue the pilot who sustained injuries after ejection. The aircraft had taken off from Suratgarh air force station and the pilot reported a technical snag ...

The IAF’s heritage wing flies retired aircraft at commemorative events and air shows to showcase the evolution of Indian ...

The legendary MiG-21 fighter jets, backbone of the Indian Air Force’s (IAF) combat fleet for more than six decades, streaked through Indian skies for the last time on Friday — their final adieu ...

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 ...