India Decides To Disable Mig 21 Aircraft Forever After Accidents

Indian Air Force used Mig 21 aircraft falling like scattered leaves as they fly.

The Indian Air Force also decided to regularly retire the last Mug-21 fighter aircraft in its air fleet on September 19.

According to Indian media, the date of the MiG-21, which spanned 60 years, will end after disorganizing this last aircraft.

In a period of 62 years, Mig-21 participated in several important wars. Of the 876 Mg 21 aircraft, about 490 Mg-21 aircraft crashed, killing more than 170 pilots.

Advertisements in Indian Air Force newspapers report that the retirement ceremony of Mig-21 aircraft will take place on September 19 at Chandigarh Air Base.

Interestingly, the retirement ceremony of Mig-21 will take place at the Chandigarh Air Base where the first six Mug-21 aircraft arrived in April 1963.

These aircraft were made part of the ‘First Superinx’ squadron, which came into being in Mumbai.

The planes were assembled in India by the Soviet Union engineers at that time, and their pilots made their first experimental flights.

Remember that the IAF currently has two Mug-21 squadrons. After his retirement, the number of fighter aircraft squadrons will be 29, which is the lowest level in decades.

According to the Cabinet of Security decision, the IAF needs 42 squadrons for the two sides of the war with Pakistan and China, of which each squadron has 16 to 18 aircraft.

On the other hand, the supply of a sharp mark-1A aircraft designed to replace Mig-21 is delayed.

The first batch of these aircraft was to be provided from March 2024 and at least 16 aircraft were to be provided to the IAF every year, but so far not a single sharp mark-1A has been provided.