Mig-21 Aircraft

The Indian Air Force has already ordered 83 LCA Mark 1A fighter planes, and their deliveries are expected to start in February-March 2024.

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.

The Indian Air Force (IAF) has grounded the entire fleet of MiG-21 fighter aircraft till the checks are carried out and investigations into the reasons behind the crash over Rajasthan earlier this month are ascertained.

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.

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.

A day after two Indian Air Force, or IAF, pilots were killed in a MiG-21 trainer aircraft crash, BJP MP Varun Gandhi called the plane a "flying coffin" and asked when would these vintage jets be removed from the IAF fleet.

Confirming the news, the official handle of the Air Force tweeted, "This evening, around 8:30 pm, a MiG-21 aircraft of IAF met with a flying accident in the western sector during a training sortie. Further details are awaited."

Tejas is not being inducted as a replacement of the MIG-21 fighter aircraft, but as part of the modernisation of the Indian Air Force, the Ministry of Defence told the Rajya Sabha today.

A MiG-21 fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed today in Rajasthan's Barmer during a training mission. The pilot ejected safely, officials said.

An Air Force pilot was killed in an MiG-21 aircraft accident in Punjab late on Thursday.The accident took place near Moga district late on Thursday night, the Indian Air Force said in a tweet.

US Defence Secretary Lloyd J Austin on Saturday condoled the death of an Air Force Group Captain who was in an accident involving a MiG-21 Bison aircraft earlier this week.

An Air Force pilot was killed in a MiG-21 Bison aircraft accident this morning, the Air Force said in a statement today.

A MiG-21 aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed on Tuesday night near Suratgarh in Rajasthan, officials said.

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

Flight Lieutenant Bhawana Kanth, who was commissioned into the Indian Air Force as one of the first women fighter pilots in 2016, has created history by becoming the first woman Air Force pilot to qualify for combat missions on a fighter jet. She has successfully completed the operational syllabus for carrying out combat missions on MiG-21 Bison ai...

The Indian Air Force has already ordered 83 LCA Mark 1A fighter planes, and their deliveries are expected to start in February-March 2024.

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.

The Indian Air Force (IAF) has grounded the entire fleet of MiG-21 fighter aircraft till the checks are carried out and investigations into the reasons behind the crash over Rajasthan earlier this month are ascertained.

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.

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.

A day after two Indian Air Force, or IAF, pilots were killed in a MiG-21 trainer aircraft crash, BJP MP Varun Gandhi called the plane a "flying coffin" and asked when would these vintage jets be removed from the IAF fleet.

Confirming the news, the official handle of the Air Force tweeted, "This evening, around 8:30 pm, a MiG-21 aircraft of IAF met with a flying accident in the western sector during a training sortie. Further details are awaited."

Tejas is not being inducted as a replacement of the MIG-21 fighter aircraft, but as part of the modernisation of the Indian Air Force, the Ministry of Defence told the Rajya Sabha today.

A MiG-21 fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed today in Rajasthan's Barmer during a training mission. The pilot ejected safely, officials said.

An Air Force pilot was killed in an MiG-21 aircraft accident in Punjab late on Thursday.The accident took place near Moga district late on Thursday night, the Indian Air Force said in a tweet.

US Defence Secretary Lloyd J Austin on Saturday condoled the death of an Air Force Group Captain who was in an accident involving a MiG-21 Bison aircraft earlier this week.

An Air Force pilot was killed in a MiG-21 Bison aircraft accident this morning, the Air Force said in a statement today.

A MiG-21 aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed on Tuesday night near Suratgarh in Rajasthan, officials said.

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

Flight Lieutenant Bhawana Kanth, who was commissioned into the Indian Air Force as one of the first women fighter pilots in 2016, has created history by becoming the first woman Air Force pilot to qualify for combat missions on a fighter jet. She has successfully completed the operational syllabus for carrying out combat missions on MiG-21 Bison ai...