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IAF's MiG-21 plane crashes in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer, pilot dead

MiG-21 aircraft of IAF, carrying wing commander Harshit Sinha met with a flying accident in the western sector during a training sortie

How the MiG-21 tilted the 1971 war in India’s favour with its 13/1 success ratio

In the Bangladesh Liberation War against Pakistan, India’s MiG-21s achieved thirteen victories in air combat for just a single loss

Pilot killed as IAF MiG-21 aircraft crashes in Punjab's Moga; third such accident this year

In March, a Group Captain of the IAF was killed in an accident during take-off at an airbase in Gwalior, while a MiG-21 crash was reported in January in Rajasthan

Indian Air Force Group Captain dies in MiG-21 accident; court of Inquiry ordered

A court of inquiry has been ordered to determine the cause of the accident

Book excerpt: In The Tejas Story, a retired air marshal chronicles his experiences of test flying the LCA jets

The story that comes to life through his book is that of his team of pilots and of the LCA programme itself, how it was commissioned, the challenges in the development phase and the pressure of realising the dream of domestically developing a fighter plane.

Air force transported 625 tonnes of new currency notes to various parts of India post demonetisation, says ex-Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa

Former Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa has said that after demonetisation in 2016, the Indian Air Force (IAF) transported 625 tonnes of new currency notes to various parts of the country

IAF's Mig-27 jets decommissioned after three decades of service; last of Soviet-made aircraft takes final flight from Jodhpur Air Base

Fighter aircraft Mig 27, which proved to be ace attacker during the 1999 Kargil war and earned nickname of Bahadur from pilots, roared through the skies for one last time on Friday after serving the IAF for over three decades

US reprimands Pakistan Air Force chief for misusing F-16 fighter jets post-Balakot airstrikes, claims report

The US reprimanded Pakistan Air Force chief in August for misusing F-16 fighter jets by undermining their shared security platforms and infrastructures, a media report said

Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria says shooting down IAF chopper in Kashmir was a 'big mistake on our part'

Air Chief Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria on Friday described as a 'big mistake' the IAF shooting down its helicopter in Kashmir on 27 February.

MiG-21 trainer aircraft crashes in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior, both pilots ejected safely

A Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 trainer aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed near Gwalior airbase, Madhya Pradesh on 25 September