After more than six decades of service to the nation, India’s first supersonic fighter jet, the Mikoyan-Gurevich (MiG)-21, is set to take its final bow. On Friday, the legendary jet will receive the ...
Explore the history of the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 "Fishbed," from its Cold War service in the Polish Air Force to its role ...
NEW DELHI (AP) — India retired its last fleet of Soviet-era MiG-21 fighter jets Friday, ending more than six decades of service with an aircraft once celebrated for its combat prowess but later ...
October 17, 2025: India recently retired the last of its Russian-designed MiG-21 fighters. India is the last major country to abandon MiG-21s. This aircraft entered service in 1959. In 1986 MiG-21 ...
August 13, 2025: Next month India will retire the last of its Russian-designed MiG-21 fighters. India is the last major country to abandon MiG-21s. This aircraft entered service in 1959. In 1986 ...
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 ...