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Video: IAF's MiG-29 spirals uncontrollably towards ground before Agra crash

MiG-29 Agra crash: In the footage, the MiG-29 is seen plummeting rapidly in a flat spin resulting in chaos.

The wreckage of IAF's MiG 29 fighter jet which crashed near Agra.(X/PTI)
Published on Nov 05, 2024 08:05 AM IST

IAF deploys MiG-29 fighter jets at Srinagar base, replacing MiG-21 squadron

The Tridents squadron which is now also known as the ‘Defender of the North’ has replaced the MiG-21 squadron at the Srinagar air base.

The MiG 29s have multiple advantages over the MiG-21s which were able to successfully defend the area of their responsibility in the Kashmir valley for many years.(ANI)
Published on Aug 12, 2023 09:16 AM IST
ANI | | Posted by Lingamgunta Nirmitha Rao

MiG-21s begin flying again after Rajasthan crash

The air force operates more than 50 MiG-21 Bison aircraft, the latest and last variant of the MiG-21.

The MiG-21 Bis (an upgraded MiG-21 variant flown for the first time in 1976) was further upgraded to MiG-21 Bison in India in 2000. (HT)
Updated on May 31, 2023 12:00 AM IST
ByRahul Singh, New Delhi

MiG-29K fighter jet makes maiden night landing on INS Vikrant

The aircraft carrier is currently sailing in the Arabian Sea. It was commissioned into the navy last September.

Indian Navy MiG-29K fighter jet lands on indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant for the first time, on Wednesday night. (PTI)
Updated on May 26, 2023 04:04 AM IST
ByRahul Singh, New Delhi

IAF set to phase out all 4 of its ageing MiG-21s by 2025

The phasing out of the squadrons is not linked to the July 28 Barmer crash that killed two fighter pilots, but is part of an earlier air force plan to replace the MiG-21s with newer fighter jets, the officials said.

Several MiG-21s have crashed in recent years with the accidents turning the spotlight on India’s longest-serving fighter plane, its safety record and IAF’s plans to replace the ageing jets with newer ones in the coming years. (HT Photo)
Updated on Jul 30, 2022 02:52 AM IST
ByRahul Singh

Two pilots killed after MiG-21 crashes in Rajasthan, says IAF

“A twin seater Mig-21 trainer aircraft of the IAF was airborne for a training sortie from Utarlai air base in Rajasthan this evening,” IAF said in a statement.

Two pilots were killed after a twin-seater MiG-21 aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed in Rajasthan’s Barmer district on Friday, the Indian Air Force (IAF) said in a statement. (PTI)
Updated on Jul 29, 2022 04:29 AM IST
ByMukesh Mathrani, Barmer

When Abhinandan Varthaman shot down Pakistan's F-16 fighter jet. How it happened

Group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman received the Vir Chakra, the third-highest wartime gallantry award, at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.

Wing commander Abhinandan Varthaman, now Group Captain, pursued the retreating F-16 fighter jet and shot it down with his onboard missile.(PTI)
Updated on Nov 22, 2021 05:24 PM IST
By | Written by Kunal Gaurav, New Delhi
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