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The Indian Air Force is bidding adieu to its iconic MiG‑21 fighter jets. The Soviet-origin aircraft were first inducted into ...

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 ...

India has retired its last fleet of MiG-21 fighter jets, closing a six-decade chapter with an aircraft once hailed for its combat prowess but later derided as a “flying coffin” due to frequent crashes ...

Unlike modern aircraft with their sophisticated systems and computer-mediated controls, the MiG-21 was pure aviation. The ...

During the Cold War, military secrets were at a premium, so when a Russian pilot decided to defect with his MiG 25, it was a ...

The defence minister said that MiG-21 “is not only an aircraft or machine but also proof of deep India-Russia ties." | Latest ...

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. The most widely flown Russian aircraft is not actually ...

The Mikoyan MiG-29 twin-engine fighter was designed for the Soviet Air Force during the Cold War. Azerbaijan may be retiring some of its older Soviet-era aircraft, but these jets are not headed to the ...

The air force said that while the Russian plane did not violate Polish airspace, it did not have a flight plan and the ...

Polish MiG-29 fighter aircraft intercepted a Russian reconnaissance plane over the Baltic Sea on Thursday in the second such incident this week, Polish Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said.