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IAF to retire Mig-21 fleet in Sept after six-decade run
Hindustan Times Ranchi
|July 23, 2025
NEW DELHI: The Indian Air Force is set to phase out the last of its iconic Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 fighter jets in two months, ending a journey of 62 years, officials aware of the matter said on Tuesday.
The fighter jets will be decommissioned at a ceremony planned in Chandigarh on September 19, the officials said, asking not to be named. The air force currently has two MiG-21 squadrons
This story is from the July 23, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Ranchi.
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