The MiG-21U trainer variant was ill-suited for training ... In 2019, Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, flying a MiG-21 Bison, engaged Pakistani aircraft during the Balakot operation, downing an ...

The MiG-21s have for long been the backbone of the Indian Air Force, but have earned the dubious label of 'the flying coffin' due to several fatal accidents. Here's how they were inducted, and why ...

Why have the MiG-21 fighter jets been called ‘flying coffins’? Why has the induction of Mk-1A jets been delayed? How many ...

How the Soviets Built the Greatest Fighter of Its Age At the time of the MiG-21’s introduction, the so-called “Fishbed” warplane was the first Soviet aircraft to break the Mach 2 barrier ...

Defence officials said on Tuesday, 22 July, that the Indian Air Force will phase out its MiG-21 fighter jet aircraft by September 2025, after 62 years of service. They also stated that the jets ...

South African artist Ralph Ziman covers a decommissioned MiG-21 fighter jet with millions of vibrant glass beads. The beaded MiG-21, designated as Number 8971 and previously owned by the Polish ...

INDIAN AIRFORCE MIG 21Fighter jet Mig-21, the old warhorse of the Indian Air Force (IAF), will retire after more than 60 years of service and will be accorded a ceremonial send-off in September ...

The final batch of MiG-21 fighter jets was retired from active operational duties in Europe in late 2024. In India, a long-time partner of Russia, the jet's Bison variant will be phased out soon.

After over 60 years of service, the MiG-21 fighter will reportedly retire from the Indian Air Force (IAF) in September this year. The last batch of the Mig-21 fighter jet, belonging to the 23 ...

Top Points On MiG-21 Jets: MiG-21s, known as the workhorse of the Air Force for several decades, entered service in 1963 on a trial basis, a year after India bought them from the Soviet Union. The ...