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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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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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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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"We Will Stop Flying MiG-21 Fighter Aircraft By 2025," Says Air Force Chief
- Tuesday October 3, 2023
- India News | Asian News International
Amid the efforts to replace its ageing Russian-origin aircraft, the Indian Air Force (IAF) is all set to replace all MiG-21 squadrons with the LCA Mark 1A by 2025, said Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari on Tuesday.
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3 Villagers Dead As MiG-21 Jet Crashes Into Rajasthan Home, Pilot Ejects
- Monday May 8, 2023
- India News | Reported by Harsha Kumari Singh, Vishnu Som, Edited by Aditi Gautam
Three people were killed and three others injured after an Indian Air Force MiG-21 Fighter aircraft crashed into a house in a Rajasthan village today, officials have said.
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Air Force To Retire Abhinandan Varthaman's MiG-21 Squadron By Sept End
- Monday September 19, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Indian Air Force is set to retire its Srinagar-based MiG-21 squadron 'Sword Arms' that Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman was a part of when he had downed an F-16 combat aircraft of Pakistan a day after the Balakot strike in February 2019.
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All MiG-21 Fighter Jets To Be Grounded By 2025, MiG-29s By 2027: Report
- Saturday July 30, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Indian Air Force or IAF has drawn up a three-year timeline to phase out the remaining four MiG-21 fighter squadrons with one of them set to retire from service in September, people familiar with the development said.
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www.ndtv.com
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Air Chief Marshal Reviews Operational Preparedness At Frontline Base
- Thursday August 13, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria today flew a Mig 21 Bison jet at a frontline airbase in the Western Command, and carried out a comprehensive review of the operational preparedness of the air warriors in the region, officials said.
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MiG-21 Trainer Aircraft Crashes In Madhya Pradesh, Both Pilots Safe
- Wednesday September 25, 2019
- India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
A MiG-21 trainer aircraft belonging to the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed in Madhya Pradesh this morning. Both pilots - a Group Captain and a Squadron Leader - managed to eject safely
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On MiG Fighters, Air Chief Says "No One Drives Even Cars That Old"
- Tuesday August 20, 2019
- India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh
The Indian Air force is still flying 44-year-old MiG-21 fighter jets when no one even drives cars that old, Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa said today. Questions have been raised about the four-decade-old fighter planes that remain the core of India's defence fleet since a recent dogfight at the Line of Control, in which Pakistan used superior F-16 jet...
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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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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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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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"We Will Stop Flying MiG-21 Fighter Aircraft By 2025," Says Air Force Chief
- Tuesday October 3, 2023
- India News | Asian News International
Amid the efforts to replace its ageing Russian-origin aircraft, the Indian Air Force (IAF) is all set to replace all MiG-21 squadrons with the LCA Mark 1A by 2025, said Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari on Tuesday.
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www.ndtv.com
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3 Villagers Dead As MiG-21 Jet Crashes Into Rajasthan Home, Pilot Ejects
- Monday May 8, 2023
- India News | Reported by Harsha Kumari Singh, Vishnu Som, Edited by Aditi Gautam
Three people were killed and three others injured after an Indian Air Force MiG-21 Fighter aircraft crashed into a house in a Rajasthan village today, officials have said.
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www.ndtv.com
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Air Force To Retire Abhinandan Varthaman's MiG-21 Squadron By Sept End
- Monday September 19, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Indian Air Force is set to retire its Srinagar-based MiG-21 squadron 'Sword Arms' that Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman was a part of when he had downed an F-16 combat aircraft of Pakistan a day after the Balakot strike in February 2019.
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www.ndtv.com
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All MiG-21 Fighter Jets To Be Grounded By 2025, MiG-29s By 2027: Report
- Saturday July 30, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Indian Air Force or IAF has drawn up a three-year timeline to phase out the remaining four MiG-21 fighter squadrons with one of them set to retire from service in September, people familiar with the development said.
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www.ndtv.com
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Air Chief Marshal Reviews Operational Preparedness At Frontline Base
- Thursday August 13, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria today flew a Mig 21 Bison jet at a frontline airbase in the Western Command, and carried out a comprehensive review of the operational preparedness of the air warriors in the region, officials said.
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www.ndtv.com
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MiG-21 Trainer Aircraft Crashes In Madhya Pradesh, Both Pilots Safe
- Wednesday September 25, 2019
- India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
A MiG-21 trainer aircraft belonging to the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed in Madhya Pradesh this morning. Both pilots - a Group Captain and a Squadron Leader - managed to eject safely
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www.ndtv.com
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On MiG Fighters, Air Chief Says "No One Drives Even Cars That Old"
- Tuesday August 20, 2019
- India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh
The Indian Air force is still flying 44-year-old MiG-21 fighter jets when no one even drives cars that old, Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa said today. Questions have been raised about the four-decade-old fighter planes that remain the core of India's defence fleet since a recent dogfight at the Line of Control, in which Pakistan used superior F-16 jet...
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www.ndtv.com