DefenceTalkJust ahead of its 81st anniversary on October 8, the IAF has virtually sounded the red-alert over its fast-dwindling number of fighter squadrons. Confronted with the government’s slow decision-making, fund crunches and Hindustan Aeronautics’ sluggish performance, the force is now being forced to further stagger the already long-delayed retirement of its ageing MiG-21s and MiG-27s. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/india-grappling-with-free-fall-in-fighters-will-have-to-fly-upgraded-mig-21s-till-2025-49290/