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Explained: What's 'Form 700', Seen At MiG-21 Farewell
Air Chief Marshal AP Singh led the last sortie of the MiG-21 today as the legendary aircraft fleet was decommissioned at a mega farewell in Chandigarh Air Force Base.
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'National Pride': Rajnath Singh MiG-21 Fighter Jets Fly Through Skies For Last Time
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
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"MiG-21 Has Been A Huge Part Of My Life": Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla
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
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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'So Long, Farewell': India Says Goodbye To The MiG-21, A Beloved Warhorse
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 jets.
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Delhi Ashram Baba Molested Women For Years. Then A Letter Came From IAF
As Delhi Police goes all out to track down Chaitanyananda Saraswati, accused of sexually harassing students of a management institute, probe has revealed that back-to-back complaints from an alumnus and Air Force headquarters alerted the institute
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Air Force Use Would've Slowed Chinese Offensive In 1962 War: Defence Chief
Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan has said the use of Air Force would have slowed the Chinese offensive considerably during the 1962 Sino-Indian war, and it may have been termed as "escalatory" then, but that is not the case now.
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Backbone Of Combat Fleet, MiG-21 Set To Retire From IAF On September 26
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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Sudarshan Chakra 'Mother Of All Air Defence Systems Combined Together': Top Military Official
India's proposed air defence system Sudarshan Chakra will be the "mother of all air defence systems combined together" and will include counter-drone, counter-UAV and counter-hypersonic systems among others, a top military official said.
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Electrician Dies By Suicide, Jumps From 24th Floor In Bengaluru
A 26-year-old electrician, who has been living in Bengaluru, died by suicide after jumping from the 24th floor on Sunday evening.
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Operation Sindoor Bravehearts Rebuild Lives At Pune Artificial Limb Centre
Corporal Varun Kumar, a paramedic with the Indian Air Force, lost his right hand when an enemy missile struck a first-aid post at the forward location of Udhampur airbase during Operation Sindoor.
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Centre Receives Air Force Proposal To Buy 114 'Made In India' Rafale Jets
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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"Theaterisation Will Come, Today Or Tomorrow": Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi
Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi on Friday asserted that theaterisation -- or the integration of Army, Air Force and Navy capabilities -- will take definitely take place and the question is only about how long it would take to materialise.
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Lessons From Op Sindoor? What 3 Ex Armed Forces Chiefs Said At NDTV Defence Summit 2025
The former chiefs of all the three armed services have highlighted the need for looking at not only a two-front war scenario, but across all domains - air, land and sea - in multiple fronts.
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Forces Worked In Complete Synergy During Op Sindoor: Air Force Ex-Chief To NDTV
Operation Sindoor was an example of all three armed forces working in "complete synergy", former Indian Air Force chief Vivek Ram Chaudhari has said.
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Explained: What's 'Form 700', Seen At MiG-21 Farewell
Air Chief Marshal AP Singh led the last sortie of the MiG-21 today as the legendary aircraft fleet was decommissioned at a mega farewell in Chandigarh Air Force Base.
-
'National Pride': Rajnath Singh MiG-21 Fighter Jets Fly Through Skies For Last Time
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
-
"MiG-21 Has Been A Huge Part Of My Life": Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla
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
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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'So Long, Farewell': India Says Goodbye To The MiG-21, A Beloved Warhorse
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 jets.
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Delhi Ashram Baba Molested Women For Years. Then A Letter Came From IAF
As Delhi Police goes all out to track down Chaitanyananda Saraswati, accused of sexually harassing students of a management institute, probe has revealed that back-to-back complaints from an alumnus and Air Force headquarters alerted the institute
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Air Force Use Would've Slowed Chinese Offensive In 1962 War: Defence Chief
Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan has said the use of Air Force would have slowed the Chinese offensive considerably during the 1962 Sino-Indian war, and it may have been termed as "escalatory" then, but that is not the case now.
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Backbone Of Combat Fleet, MiG-21 Set To Retire From IAF On September 26
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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Sudarshan Chakra 'Mother Of All Air Defence Systems Combined Together': Top Military Official
India's proposed air defence system Sudarshan Chakra will be the "mother of all air defence systems combined together" and will include counter-drone, counter-UAV and counter-hypersonic systems among others, a top military official said.
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Electrician Dies By Suicide, Jumps From 24th Floor In Bengaluru
A 26-year-old electrician, who has been living in Bengaluru, died by suicide after jumping from the 24th floor on Sunday evening.
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Operation Sindoor Bravehearts Rebuild Lives At Pune Artificial Limb Centre
Corporal Varun Kumar, a paramedic with the Indian Air Force, lost his right hand when an enemy missile struck a first-aid post at the forward location of Udhampur airbase during Operation Sindoor.
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Centre Receives Air Force Proposal To Buy 114 'Made In India' Rafale Jets
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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"Theaterisation Will Come, Today Or Tomorrow": Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi
Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi on Friday asserted that theaterisation -- or the integration of Army, Air Force and Navy capabilities -- will take definitely take place and the question is only about how long it would take to materialise.
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Lessons From Op Sindoor? What 3 Ex Armed Forces Chiefs Said At NDTV Defence Summit 2025
The former chiefs of all the three armed services have highlighted the need for looking at not only a two-front war scenario, but across all domains - air, land and sea - in multiple fronts.
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Forces Worked In Complete Synergy During Op Sindoor: Air Force Ex-Chief To NDTV
Operation Sindoor was an example of all three armed forces working in "complete synergy", former Indian Air Force chief Vivek Ram Chaudhari has said.
