The Indian Air Force is set to retire the remaining squadrons of the iconic Russian-made MiG-21 fighter jets. The jets will be phased out by September with 19th of September likely to be the date of the ceremonial send off.
Mig-21s will be replaced by indigenously developed and manufactured Tejas Mk1A.
MiG-21 (Mikoyan-Gurevich-21) has served India well for over 6 decades and has been a reliable asset during all these years.
The fighter jet was India’s first supersonic fighter, and gave India a huge technological edge during the 1960s and 70s.
