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Chandigarh: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said the MiG-21 is not only an aircraft or a machine but a national pride, and a testimony to the deep ties between India and Russia. Noting that ...

Marking the end of an era, the Indian Air Force (IAF) formally decommissioned its legendary MiG-21 fighter jets at a grand ceremony held at the Chandigarh Air Force Station on Friday. Inducted in the ...

The Russian-origin MiG-21 fighter jets (Mikoyan-Gurevich) which have been the backbone of Indian Air Force's combat fleet for over six decades took their farewell flight in Indian skies on Friday at ...

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's sharp silhouette and supersonic roar will live on in the memories of those who flew it, those who maintained it, ...

India has retired its last Mikoyan MiG-21s after more than 60 years of operation. Some 850 examples of MiG-21s in various marques served with the Indian Air Force. Of those, around 600 were ...

A water salute is being given to the MiG-21 aircraft as it set to retire on September 26 at a decommissioning ceremony, in Chandigarh on Wednesday.(ANI) After six decades of service as the Indian Air ...