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IAF phases out Mig-21 fighter squadron based at Uttarlai in Rajasthan

Current GK Defence

02-Nov-23

The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Monday phased out another squadron of the Mig-21 Bison fighter aircraft, taking the active number of squadrons to two.

In a ceremony, held at the Uttarlai Air Force Station in Rajasthan’s Barmer, a Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter squadron replaced the Mig-21 Bison squadron.
The ceremony witnessed a flypast by both the Su-30MKI and the Mig-21 Bison fighters in the skies of Barmer.
Notably, the number 4 squadron (Oorials) of the IAF, based at Uttarlai, was operating the Mig-21 Bison fighters from 1966.
The IAF has set the target of phasing out all the squadrons of the Mig-21 Bison by 2025.

ABOUT MIG-21 BISON

The Mig-21 was the first supersonic fighter aircraft of the IAF and was inducted into the service in 1963, under the regime of then Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru.

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