It was Valentine's Day 1955 in the erstwhile Soviet Union. On that winter morning - the high was just under -5 degrees Celsius - there was something in the air at Zhukovsky Airfield, an airbase some ...

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 - that most redoubtable of fighter jets, the ...

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said, “For decades, the MiG-21 has witnessed countless acts of heroism. Its contribution spans multiple conflicts and operations. From the 1971 war to the Kargil ...

The MiG‑21 was the backbone of the Indian Air Force, once making up two-thirds of its fighter fleet The first time he throttled the MiG‑21 to full power, soaring 20km above the Earth at twice the ...

Today the IAF phased out the MiG-21 Bison after a 62-year-long career, spanning two thirds of the air force’s total lifespan. The MiG-21 is often thought of as synonymous with the Indian Air Force, ...

The legendary Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 fighter jets, the backbone of the Indian Air Force’s combat fleet for more than six decades, streaked through Indian skies for the last time on Friday (September ...

As the Indian Air Force bade goodbye to the legendary Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 fighter jets, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh called the combat fleet the nation’s pride and a mighty war machine. The ...

The Indian Air Force on Friday retired its famed Soviet-designed Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 fighter jets after 62 years of service. The aircraft, primarily designed to intercept and shoot down attacking ...

It was the last roar of the Bison in the skies. Air Chief Marshal A P Singh piloted the MiG-21 Bison for one last farewell sortie at Nal Air Force Station on August 18–19, calling it a “formidable ...

CHANDIGARH: On 26 September this year, the Indian Air Force (IAF) formally decommissioned its last MiG-21 squadron, Panthers, drawing the curtains on a fighter jet that served as the backbone of India ...

When Sunny Deol’s Border hit the screens in 1997, audiences were gripped by its dramatic retelling of the 1971 Battle of Longewala. While the film immortalised the grit of Indian soldiers on the ...