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 ...

The MiG-21, nicknamed 'Fishbed' by NATO, was the primary Soviet jet fighter from 1972 onward, opposing the F-15 Eagle and F-14 Tomcat worldwide in a variety of conflicts. The MiG-21 firmly holds the ...

The peculiarly-named MiG-21 Fishbed was a menace over the skies of Vietnam and embodied the Soviet knack for simple, effective war machines. Its tiny but lethal design was more than enough to give ...

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said MiG 21 is not only an aircraft or a machine but a testimony to the deep ties between India and Russia. Singh was addressing a gathering on the occasion of ...

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 -- its ...

The Indian Air Force is seeking to withdraw all Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 Bison aircraft from service in 2025. (Indian Air Force) The Indian Air Force (IAF) is transferring Sukhoi Su-30MKIs from other ...

Stick an ex-Soviet Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG 21 onto a modern battlefield with advanced contemporary weaponry, and the results are bound to be like bringing a butter knife to a machete fight. As ...

As the MiG-21 fighter craft are set to be phased out, there are reports that the Ministry of Defence will sign a major ...

Chandigarh – The legendary Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 fighter jets, the the backbone of the Indian Air Force's combat fleet for more than six decades, streaked through Indian skies for the last time on ...

Chandigarh: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said MiG 21 is not only an aircraft or a machine but a testimony to the deep ties between India and Russia. Singh was addressing a gathering on the ...

The Indian Air Force on Friday retired its fleet of Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 fighter jets after 62 years of service. The farewell ceremony in Chandigarh was attended by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, ...

Ahead of the official retirement of the MiG-21 fighter planes, Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal AP Singh and pilots take a few sorties in the aircraft. Air Force Spokesperson, Wing Commander ...