DefenceTalkTwo pilots have been killed in India after a Soviet-era fighter jet crashed during a training sortie, the air force said, heightening safety concerns after a string of incidents involving the aircraft. The MiG-21 came down on Thursday night in the desert of western Rajasthan state near the city of Barmer, the defence ministry said. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/two-pilots-killed-as-soviet-era-fighter-jet-crashes-in-india-79150/

DefenceTalkNEW DELHI: A MiG-21 fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed in Rajasthan’s Bikaner district on Friday with the pilot ejecting safely, a defence ministry spokesperson said. The aircraft was on a routine mission and crashed after getting airborne from the Nal airbase near Bikaner. The pilot of the aircraft ejected safely, the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/indian-air-force-mig-21-fighter-jet-crashes-near-rajasthans-nal-72199/

DefenceTalkThree squadrons of the aging MiG 21 and MiG 27 fighter jets are set to be phased out this year even as Indian Air Force focuses on cannibalization to keep the serviceability rate of its aircraft high. Top defence sources said that while three squadrons, 18 aircraft each, will be pulled out due to the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/india-to-retire-three-mig-21-mig-27-squadrons-this-year-64736/

DefenceTalkThe deafening roar of the Mikoyan-Gurevich Mig-21 FL afterburner, an iconic delta-wing fighter aircraft that heralded the ‘supersonic era’ in Indian Air Force (IAF) will no longer be heard after December 11, 2013, the day it is set to fly into the annals of military aviation history. Four Mig-21 FL aircraft flown by pilots from […]https://www.defencetalk.com/india-to-retire-last-mig-21fl-fighter-aircraft-49877/