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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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"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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'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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MIG 21 - 6 Decades Of Triumphs, Tragedies, And A Legacy To Remember
The MiG-21 trained thousands of fighter pilots, the Bison shot down an US-made F-16 - the first time anywhere a MiG achieved that feat, and, the plane almost single-handedly, dragged India into the modern age of jet fighters.
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MiG-21's Final Flight: Why Training, Not The Jet, Failed Air Force Pilots
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
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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MiG-21, Indian Air Force's Workhorse, To Be Phased Out In September
The Indian Air Force will retire the remaining squadrons of the Russian-made MiG-21 fighter jets in September, NDTV was informed Tuesday afternoon.
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Air Force To Retire Abhinandan Varthaman's MiG-21 Squadron By Sept End
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
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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"We Both Fought Pakistanis": Air Chief Flies With Abhinandan Varthaman
Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa and Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who piloted a MiG-21 Bison during the air strike at a terror camp in Pakistan's Balakot in February, today flew together in a two-seater version of the Russian-origin legacy jet.
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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.
-
"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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'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.
-
MIG 21 - 6 Decades Of Triumphs, Tragedies, And A Legacy To Remember
The MiG-21 trained thousands of fighter pilots, the Bison shot down an US-made F-16 - the first time anywhere a MiG achieved that feat, and, the plane almost single-handedly, dragged India into the modern age of jet fighters.
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MiG-21's Final Flight: Why Training, Not The Jet, Failed Air Force Pilots
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
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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MiG-21, Indian Air Force's Workhorse, To Be Phased Out In September
The Indian Air Force will retire the remaining squadrons of the Russian-made MiG-21 fighter jets in September, NDTV was informed Tuesday afternoon.
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Air Force To Retire Abhinandan Varthaman's MiG-21 Squadron By Sept End
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
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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"We Both Fought Pakistanis": Air Chief Flies With Abhinandan Varthaman
Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa and Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who piloted a MiG-21 Bison during the air strike at a terror camp in Pakistan's Balakot in February, today flew together in a two-seater version of the Russian-origin legacy jet.
