The Indian Air Force has decided to ground the entire fleet of its Mig 21s as as the investigations into the May 8 crash are still underway and the reason behind the crash is being probed. 3 civilians were killed after the wreckage of a MiG-21 fighter jet fell on a house on May 8 in Rajasthan while the pilot ejected safely, sustaining minor injuries. Air Force officials say that the grounding is a routine procedure that is undertaken after any such tragic incidents…and that the fleets would be back in action after the checks are done. The IAF has already constituted a Court of Inquiry to ascertain the cause of Rajasthan accident. Mig stands for Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau of the erstwhile Soviet Union and it is a supersonic fighter jet. Since its initial induction in 1963, India has inducted over 900 MiG-21s. Up until the first half of 2022, the IAF operated four squadrons of MiG-21 Bison fighters, each squadron comprising around 16 to 18 aircraft. This made the total strength of MiG-21 Bisons between 64 and 72. But on 30th September last year, the Indian Air Force retired the No. 51 ‘swordarms’ MiG-21 fighter Squadron based in Srinagar.
#Mig21 #Mig21grounded #mig21flyingcoffin
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An IAF MiG-21 jet crashed in Rajasthan’s Hanumangrah. Two civilians lost their lives in the crash. The pilot was safe.
#IAF #MiG21Crash #Rajasthan
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On the intervening night of April 27 and 28, an Indian Air Force's C-130J heavy-lift aircraft rescued 121 people from a small airstrip at Wadi Sayyidna which is about 40 km north of the Sudan capital of Khartoum.
#OperationKaveri #IAF #NightVisionGoggles
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Next year's Republic Day parade could feature only women participants, from the marching contingents and bands to the tableau and performances.
#RepublicDay2024 #RepublicDay #RepublicDayParade
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On Friday, four-star United States Air Force general Mike Minihan said that Washington might possibly go to war with China in the next two years. In an internal memo to the officers he commands,..
Today, in Madhya Pradesh, two Indian Air Force fighter jets crashed in Morena. The administration said that both the pilots, who received injuries in the tragedy, have been ejected safely. The debris..
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