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Opinion | Why India Must Think Twice Before Buying The Russian Su-57
- Tuesday September 30, 2025
- Opinion | Yusuf T. Unjhawala
India faces genuine gaps in fighter strength. But the answer cannot be to mortgage the future of its airpower for a platform already proven inadequate.
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"MiG-21 Has Been A Huge Part Of My Life": Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla
- Friday September 26, 2025
- India News | Edited by Manjiri Chitre
Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, who is witnessing the final flight of the Indian Air Force's (IAF) iconic fighter jet MiG-21 on Friday, said he has spent a "big part of his life" with the aircraft.
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What Will Happen To MiG-21 Fighter Jets That Retired Today? NDTV Explains
- Friday September 26, 2025
- India News | NDTV News Desk
It's a bittersweet day for the Indian Air Force (IAF) as its legacy fighter jet, the MiG-21, retires. The Russian-origin fighter jet's induction in the early 1960s catapulted the IAF into the jet age. Where will the retired jets be kept? We discuss.
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www.ndtv.com
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Centre Seals Rs 62,000-Crore Deal To Buy 97 Tejas Mark 1A Fighter Jets
- Thursday September 25, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
The defence ministry on Thursday sealed a Rs 62,370 crore deal with the Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) to procure 97 Tejas MK-1A light combat aircraft for the Indian Air Force.
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Backbone Of Combat Fleet, MiG-21 Set To Retire From IAF On September 26
- Wednesday September 24, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
The legendary Russian-origin MiG-21 fighter jets, which have been the backbone of the Indian Air Force's combat fleet for over six decades, are finally set to retire from the IAF on September 26.
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www.ndtv.com
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Centre Receives Air Force Proposal To Buy 114 'Made In India' Rafale Jets
- Friday September 12, 2025
- India News | Asian News International
The Defence Ministry has received and started discussions on the proposal from the Indian Air Force for acquiring 114 'Made in India' Rafale fighter jets, which would be built by the French firm Dassault Aviation involving Indian aerospace firms.
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www.ndtv.com
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India Receives Second GE404 Engine For Tejas Mark 1A, 12 More To Come
- Thursday July 31, 2025
- India News | Edited by Divyam Sharma
The much-awaited General Electric's F404 engine, which will power the multi-role Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas Mark 1A, has arrived in India.
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MiG-21's Final Flight: Why Training, Not The Jet, Failed Air Force Pilots
- Sunday July 27, 2025
- India News | Reported by Shiv Aroor, Vishnu Som, Edited by Samiran Mishra
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is preparing to retire its fleet of Russian-origin MiG-21 fighter jets in September. The aircraft played a key role in India's military campaigns, including the 1971 war against Pakistan.
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www.ndtv.com
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Saga Of Tejas - Fighter Jet That Will Replace The Mighty MiG-21
- Tuesday July 22, 2025
- India News | Written by Divyam Sharma
The mighty MiG-21, after serving the air force for 62 years, will retire and get replaced by the newer Tejas fighter jets. An idea conceived in the late 1980s, but several delays, developments and changes in technology pushed MiG-21's retirement.
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www.ndtv.com
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A MiG-21 Crash Made Rang De Basanti A Cult In 2006. 19 Years Later, The Fighter Jet Is Retiring
- Tuesday July 22, 2025
- Entertainment | Radhika Sharma
Rang De Basanti starred R Madhavan in the role of an IAF officer who is killed when his MiG-21 jet malfunctions and crashes
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The Legacy Of MiG-21, In Indian Air Force Service Since 1963
- Tuesday July 22, 2025
- India News | Written by NDTV News Desk
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has decided to retire the remaining squadrons of the Soviet-era MiG-21 fighter jets in September. They are being replaced with the single-engine Mk-1A.
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www.ndtv.com
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F-35B Fighter To Fly Out Of Kerala Tomorrow After Being Grounded For 5 Weeks
- Monday July 21, 2025
- India News | NDTV News Desk
On June 14, the F-35B fighter jet, en route from the UK to Australia, made an emergency landing in Kerala's Trivandrum after it encountered a hydraulic failure and has been stranded since.
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Pilot Killed In Jaguar Crash In Rajasthan Had Become Father A Month Ago
- Thursday July 10, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Squadron Leader Lokendra Singh Sindhu, one of the two Indian Air Force (IAF) pilots who were killed in a crash of a Jaguar fighter jet near Churu in Rajasthan on Wednesday,
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Pilots Killed In Jaguar Crash: Squadron Leader, 31, Flight Lieutenant, 23
- Thursday July 10, 2025
- India News | Reported by Shiv Aroor, Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose
The two Indian Air Force pilots killed in the Jaguar fighter bomber crash in Rajasthan's Churu district yesterday have been identified as Squadron Leader Lokendra Singh Sindhu, 31, and Flight Lieutenant Rishi Raj Singh, 23
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Jaguars Were First Inducted In IAF In 1970s. Three Have Crashed Since March
- Wednesday July 9, 2025
- India News | Edited by Sanstuti Nath
A fighter pilot was killed, and at least one other person was injured, after a Jaguar aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed near Churu district in Rajasthan on Wednesday afternoon.
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www.ndtv.com
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Opinion | Why India Must Think Twice Before Buying The Russian Su-57
- Tuesday September 30, 2025
- Opinion | Yusuf T. Unjhawala
India faces genuine gaps in fighter strength. But the answer cannot be to mortgage the future of its airpower for a platform already proven inadequate.
-
www.ndtv.com
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"MiG-21 Has Been A Huge Part Of My Life": Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla
- Friday September 26, 2025
- India News | Edited by Manjiri Chitre
Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, who is witnessing the final flight of the Indian Air Force's (IAF) iconic fighter jet MiG-21 on Friday, said he has spent a "big part of his life" with the aircraft.
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www.ndtv.com
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What Will Happen To MiG-21 Fighter Jets That Retired Today? NDTV Explains
- Friday September 26, 2025
- India News | NDTV News Desk
It's a bittersweet day for the Indian Air Force (IAF) as its legacy fighter jet, the MiG-21, retires. The Russian-origin fighter jet's induction in the early 1960s catapulted the IAF into the jet age. Where will the retired jets be kept? We discuss.
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www.ndtv.com
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Centre Seals Rs 62,000-Crore Deal To Buy 97 Tejas Mark 1A Fighter Jets
- Thursday September 25, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
The defence ministry on Thursday sealed a Rs 62,370 crore deal with the Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) to procure 97 Tejas MK-1A light combat aircraft for the Indian Air Force.
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www.ndtv.com
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Backbone Of Combat Fleet, MiG-21 Set To Retire From IAF On September 26
- Wednesday September 24, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
The legendary Russian-origin MiG-21 fighter jets, which have been the backbone of the Indian Air Force's combat fleet for over six decades, are finally set to retire from the IAF on September 26.
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www.ndtv.com
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Centre Receives Air Force Proposal To Buy 114 'Made In India' Rafale Jets
- Friday September 12, 2025
- India News | Asian News International
The Defence Ministry has received and started discussions on the proposal from the Indian Air Force for acquiring 114 'Made in India' Rafale fighter jets, which would be built by the French firm Dassault Aviation involving Indian aerospace firms.
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www.ndtv.com
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India Receives Second GE404 Engine For Tejas Mark 1A, 12 More To Come
- Thursday July 31, 2025
- India News | Edited by Divyam Sharma
The much-awaited General Electric's F404 engine, which will power the multi-role Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas Mark 1A, has arrived in India.
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www.ndtv.com
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MiG-21's Final Flight: Why Training, Not The Jet, Failed Air Force Pilots
- Sunday July 27, 2025
- India News | Reported by Shiv Aroor, Vishnu Som, Edited by Samiran Mishra
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is preparing to retire its fleet of Russian-origin MiG-21 fighter jets in September. The aircraft played a key role in India's military campaigns, including the 1971 war against Pakistan.
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www.ndtv.com
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Saga Of Tejas - Fighter Jet That Will Replace The Mighty MiG-21
- Tuesday July 22, 2025
- India News | Written by Divyam Sharma
The mighty MiG-21, after serving the air force for 62 years, will retire and get replaced by the newer Tejas fighter jets. An idea conceived in the late 1980s, but several delays, developments and changes in technology pushed MiG-21's retirement.
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www.ndtv.com
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A MiG-21 Crash Made Rang De Basanti A Cult In 2006. 19 Years Later, The Fighter Jet Is Retiring
- Tuesday July 22, 2025
- Entertainment | Radhika Sharma
Rang De Basanti starred R Madhavan in the role of an IAF officer who is killed when his MiG-21 jet malfunctions and crashes
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www.ndtv.com/entertainment
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The Legacy Of MiG-21, In Indian Air Force Service Since 1963
- Tuesday July 22, 2025
- India News | Written by NDTV News Desk
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has decided to retire the remaining squadrons of the Soviet-era MiG-21 fighter jets in September. They are being replaced with the single-engine Mk-1A.
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www.ndtv.com
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F-35B Fighter To Fly Out Of Kerala Tomorrow After Being Grounded For 5 Weeks
- Monday July 21, 2025
- India News | NDTV News Desk
On June 14, the F-35B fighter jet, en route from the UK to Australia, made an emergency landing in Kerala's Trivandrum after it encountered a hydraulic failure and has been stranded since.
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www.ndtv.com
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Pilot Killed In Jaguar Crash In Rajasthan Had Become Father A Month Ago
- Thursday July 10, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Squadron Leader Lokendra Singh Sindhu, one of the two Indian Air Force (IAF) pilots who were killed in a crash of a Jaguar fighter jet near Churu in Rajasthan on Wednesday,
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www.ndtv.com
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Pilots Killed In Jaguar Crash: Squadron Leader, 31, Flight Lieutenant, 23
- Thursday July 10, 2025
- India News | Reported by Shiv Aroor, Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose
The two Indian Air Force pilots killed in the Jaguar fighter bomber crash in Rajasthan's Churu district yesterday have been identified as Squadron Leader Lokendra Singh Sindhu, 31, and Flight Lieutenant Rishi Raj Singh, 23
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www.ndtv.com
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Jaguars Were First Inducted In IAF In 1970s. Three Have Crashed Since March
- Wednesday July 9, 2025
- India News | Edited by Sanstuti Nath
A fighter pilot was killed, and at least one other person was injured, after a Jaguar aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed near Churu district in Rajasthan on Wednesday afternoon.
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www.ndtv.com