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Indian Air Force to retire one MiG-21 squadron by September end amid recent crashes, entire fleet to be phased out by 2025

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New Delhi, July 29 (Agencies): Amid recent crashes involving its vintage Russian combat aircraft fleet, the Indian Air Force is now going to retire one more squadron of the MiG-21 Bison aircraft by September 30.

On Thursday evening, a MiG-21 Type 69 Trainer aircraft crashed in Barmer, Rajasthan killing both the pilots including a youngster Flight Lieutenant A Bal and Wing Commander Rana.

“The 51 Squadron based out of Srinagar air base is being number plated on September 30. After this, only three squadrons of the planes would be left in service and would be phased out by the year 2025,” reported local news agency ANI.

Now every year, one squadron each of these planes would be number plated, the report added.

The 51 squadron is infamous for aerial attack on Pakistan on February 26, 2019, during which an aircraft flown by Wing Commander (now Group Captain) Abhinandan Varthaman was taken down by Pakistan Air Force (PAF).

The IAF has been replacing the MiG-21 fighter jets with more capable aircraft like the Su-30 and the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA).

In the last 20 months, India has lost 6 MiG-21s in crashes in which five pilots have lost their lives.

The MiG-21s were supposed to be retired a long time ago but delays in induction of the LCA Tejas aircraft have forced the IAF to continue flying these planes.

The IAF carries out extensive checks on these planes before flying and all safety aspects are taken care of before the pilot takes off, the officials have told ANI.

The number-plated squadron would be reactivated soon with a more capable aircraft in the near future, the officials added.

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