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 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 Friday -- its ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Proposes Schools of Eminence in Ludhiana, Amritsar, Ferozepur, Nangal, and Kharar for installing the fighter jets ...

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

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 ...