Abhinandan Varthaman MiG-21: 'Sword Arms' is one of its four remaining squadrons of ageing MiG-21 fighter jets. The No. 51 Squadron is to be retired by the end of September.
Speaking on the Agnipath recruitment scheme, IAF chief VR Chaudhari said, "It's a game changer and also very important for our training. Our training was very long earlier."
The Indian Air Force has said that a Group Captain was killed in an accident involving a MiG-21 Bison aircraft at an airbase in central India.
To boost its dwindling fighter squadron strength, the Indian Air Force (IAF) is planning to acquire 33 new combat aircraft including 21 MiG-29s and 12 Sukhoi 30s. It has pushed a proposal in front of the government, after which the Defence Ministry has decided to hold a high-level meeting in the next few week, in this regard.
MiG-21 aircraft crashed today after getting airborne from Nal near Bikaner in Rajasthan.
In a televised message to India, Pakistan PM said that the two countries should sit down for talks as war can quickly get out of anyone's control.
MEA spokesperson confirmed that India had lost one MiG 21 Bison air craft and its pilot was missing in action.
Air Chief Marshal Dhanoa is on a three day visit to Air Force Station Nal December 28-30, one of the premier air bases operating the MiG-21 aircraft, where 108 Squadron or the 'Hawkeyes' is being "number plated".
In a rare gesture, Indian Air Force Chief BS Dhanoa on Thursday flew solo in a Mig-21 fighter jet, a defence statement said.
A Mig-21 Bison aircraft of Indian Air Force today overshot the runway of Srinagar airport while landing.
New Delhi: BJP chief whip in Lok Sabha Arjun Ram Meghwal today faced the ire of the Speaker for saying that women are afraid of flying MiG-21 fighters due to its high accident rate.
Jamnagar(Guj): A MiG-21 fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed near Bed village in Jamnagar district today while the pilot managed to eject safely, police said.“A MiG-21 crashed at Rasoolnagar area near Bed
New Delhi: Thirty-two years after the project was sanctioned, the first of the indigenously-built Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) is finally expected to be handed over to the IAF today.This will be the start of
New Delhi: A MiG-21 fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday morning, killing the pilot.Police said here that the IAF MiG-21 fighter plane crashed in Marhama (Bijbehara) village
New Delhi: One of the first variants of the MiG 21 combat aircraft, which dealt severe blows to Pakistan Air Force in the 1971 war, flew into the annals of history on Dec 11. The
New Delhi, Nov 24: A MiG-21 Bison combat aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) Saturday crashed near Naliya in Gujarat, the second such accident this year. The pilot is safe.The lone pilot, a wing
New Delhi, Sep 21: A live snake was discovered on a MiG-21 fighter after it returned from a training sortie somewhere in the Northeast (date not disclosed) and the Indian Air Force had to call
Jordan, Jun21: A Syrian fighter pilot on a training mission flew his MiG-21 warplane to Jordan on Thursday and asked for political asylum, the first defection of an air force pilot with his plane during
Sirsa, Haryana, Dec 2: A MiG-21 Bison fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force today crashed in a field near here shortly after take off, but the pilot ejected safely. The plane was on a
Hindon (Ghaziabad), Oct 8: The Indian Air Force (IAF) today said most of the recent MiG-21 crashes have been caused due to inexperience of young pilots in handling the aircraft.“Unfortunately except for one case, the
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