IAF grounds MiG-21 fighter plane fleet pending investigations into remaining crash over Rajasthan

By means of ANI

NEW DELHI: The Indian Air Power (IAF) has grounded all the fleet of MiG-21 fighter plane until the exams are performed and investigations into the explanations at the back of the crash over Rajasthan previous this month are ascertained.

3 other people misplaced their lives within the crash when a MiG-21 Bison plane airborne from the Suratgarh air base crashed over Hanumangarh in a village on Might 8.

“The MiG-21 fleet has been grounded until the investigations are performed and causes for the crash are ascertained,” senior defence officers informed ANI right here.

The MiG-21 plane variants began getting inducted into the Indian Air Power over 5 a long time and are at the verge of being phased out.

There are most effective 3 MiG-21 squadrons working within the IAF and they all are going to be phased out by way of the early a part of 2025, they mentioned.

The fighter jet that crashed over Rajasthan used to be on a regimen coaching sortie when it met with an twist of fate. The pilot suffered minor accidents and then an inquiry have been introduced to probe the precise reason behind the crash.

The IAF has 31 battle plane squadrons together with 3 of the MiG-21 Bison variant.

The MIG-21 used to be inducted into the IAF within the Nineteen Sixties and 800 variants of the fighter were in carrier.

The crash fee of the MiG-21 has been a purpose of shock lately as lots of them have met with injuries. The IAF could also be having a look at induction of the indigenous plane together with the LCA Mark 1A and LCA Mark 2 along side the Complicated Medium Battle Plane. 

NEW DELHI: The Indian Air Power (IAF) has grounded all the fleet of MiG-21 fighter plane until the exams are performed and investigations into the explanations at the back of the crash over Rajasthan previous this month are ascertained.

3 other people misplaced their lives within the crash when a MiG-21 Bison plane airborne from the Suratgarh air base crashed over Hanumangarh in a village on Might 8.

“The MiG-21 fleet has been grounded until the investigations are performed and causes for the crash are ascertained,” senior defence officers informed ANI right here.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

The MiG-21 plane variants began getting inducted into the Indian Air Power over 5 a long time and are at the verge of being phased out.

There are most effective 3 MiG-21 squadrons working within the IAF and they all are going to be phased out by way of the early a part of 2025, they mentioned.

The fighter jet that crashed over Rajasthan used to be on a regimen coaching sortie when it met with an twist of fate. The pilot suffered minor accidents and then an inquiry have been introduced to probe the precise reason behind the crash.

The IAF has 31 battle plane squadrons together with 3 of the MiG-21 Bison variant.

The MIG-21 used to be inducted into the IAF within the Nineteen Sixties and 800 variants of the fighter were in carrier.

The crash fee of the MiG-21 has been a purpose of shock lately as lots of them have met with injuries. The IAF could also be having a look at induction of the indigenous plane together with the LCA Mark 1A and LCA Mark 2 along side the Complicated Medium Battle Plane.