India Retires MiG-21 After 60 Years Of Operation

Indian MiG-21
Credit: Indian Air Force
India has retired its last Mikoyan MiG-21s after more than 60 years of operation. Some 850 examples of MiG-21s in various marques served with the Indian Air Force. Of those, around 600 were manufactured in-country by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). The final version in service was the the MiG...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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