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AA Edit | Farewell To Veteran Air Warriors

AA Edit | Farewell To Veteran Air Warriors

Having defined a whole era of warfare and earned plaudits for the victories it endowed the Indian forces with in the...

26 Sept 2025 10:52 PM IST

MiG-21 Phase-Out Long Overdue

MiG-21 Phase-Out Long Overdue

The Indian Air Force will retire its iconic MiG-21 fighter jets that protected Indian skies for over six decades.

23 July 2025 9:48 PM IST

Debris after an MiG-21 fighter jet crash, killing an Indian Air Force pilot, in Kangra. (Photo: PTI)

Pilot killed as MiG-21 fighter jet crashes in Himachal's Kangra

Squadron Leader Meet Kumar, who was flying the Russian origin MIG 21 Bis aircraft died in the accident.

19 July 2018 4:54 AM IST

In what would have been a case study in the private sector, the IAF made a conscious decision to take the technology, but not the procedures and tactics.

Fighter that transformed' the IAF 56 years ago

The MiG-21 was a transformational acquisition for the IAF, and in some ways even for India.

28 Feb 2019 2:14 AM IST

MiGs are expected to be phased out completely in about 10 years time. (Photo: PTI)

3 Pak jets enter J&K, IAF planes scramble to engage'

Even if Wg Cdr Varthaman's MiG was hit near the LoC, due to high speed he could only eject in PoK.

28 Feb 2019 2:26 AM IST

File photo of Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman (2nd from left).

IAF pilot in Pak hands after dogfight, Imran offers talks to defuse...

This was the first duel between the IAF and PAF since the 1971 war.

28 Feb 2019 2:25 AM IST

Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman of the IAF (right) poses as he is freed the by Pakistani authorities at Wagah on Friday. On extreme left is the Indian air attache at the high commission in Islamabad. (Photo: PTI)

IAF pilot freed, returns via Wagah

He was handed over to the BSF at around 9.20 pm by the Pakistani Rangers.

2 March 2019 2:20 AM IST

It was spotted by a Mi-17 helicopter of the Indian Air Force, at a height of around 12,000 feet. (Photo: AFP)

The growing Lockheed mystery: Why is US in a rush to push F-21 to...

The F-21 seems to be an offshoot of the single-engine F-16 multi-role fighter.

20 Jun 2019 2:47 AM IST