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  • 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. 

  • Not more flying coffins: IAF set to retire whole MiG-21 squadron by means of 2025

    Via On-line Table

    NEW DELHI: Amid fresh crashes involving its antique Russian struggle airplane fleet, the Indian Air Power (iaf) is now going to retire yet one more squadron of the MiG-21 Bison airplane by means of September 30.

    On Thursday night time, a MiG-21 Sort 69 Teacher airplane crashed in Barmer, Rajasthan killing each the pilots together with a young person Flight Lieutenant A Bal and Wing Commander Rana.

    “The 51 Squadron primarily based out of Srinagar air base is being quantity plated on September 30. After this, handiest 3 squadrons of the planes could be left in provider and could be phased out by means of the yr 2025,” resources within the IAF informed ANI.

    Now annually, one squadron every of those planes could be number-plated, they stated.

    The 51 squadron is known for thwarting Pakistan’s aerial assault on India on February 27, 2019, and getting rid of an F-16 in an airplane flown by means of Wing Commander (now Team Captain) Abhinandan Varthaman.

    That is the one example when a MiG-21 airplane introduced down an F-16 in air-to-air struggle, the resources stated.

    The IAF has been changing the MiG-21 fighter jets with extra succesful airplane just like the Su-30 and the indigenous Mild Struggle Plane (LCA).

    Within the final 20 months, 6 MiG-21s were misplaced in crashes wherein 5 pilots have misplaced their lives.

    The MiG-21s had been meant to be retired a very long time in the past however delays in induction of the LCA Tejas airplane have compelled the IAF to proceed flying those planes.

    The IAF carries out in depth tests on those planes earlier than flying and all protection facets are looked after earlier than the pilot takes to the air, the officers stated.

    The number-plated squadron could be reactivated quickly with a extra succesful airplane within the close to long run, the officers stated.

    (With company inputs)

    NEW DELHI: Amid fresh crashes involving its antique Russian struggle airplane fleet, the Indian Air Power (iaf) is now going to retire yet one more squadron of the MiG-21 Bison airplane by means of September 30.

    On Thursday night time, a MiG-21 Sort 69 Teacher airplane crashed in Barmer, Rajasthan killing each the pilots together with a young person Flight Lieutenant A Bal and Wing Commander Rana.

    “The 51 Squadron primarily based out of Srinagar air base is being quantity plated on September 30. After this, handiest 3 squadrons of the planes could be left in provider and could be phased out by means of the yr 2025,” resources within the IAF informed ANI.

    Now annually, one squadron every of those planes could be number-plated, they stated.

    The 51 squadron is known for thwarting Pakistan’s aerial assault on India on February 27, 2019, and getting rid of an F-16 in an airplane flown by means of Wing Commander (now Team Captain) Abhinandan Varthaman.

    That is the one example when a MiG-21 airplane introduced down an F-16 in air-to-air struggle, the resources stated.

    The IAF has been changing the MiG-21 fighter jets with extra succesful airplane just like the Su-30 and the indigenous Mild Struggle Plane (LCA).

    Within the final 20 months, 6 MiG-21s were misplaced in crashes wherein 5 pilots have misplaced their lives.

    The MiG-21s had been meant to be retired a very long time in the past however delays in induction of the LCA Tejas airplane have compelled the IAF to proceed flying those planes.

    The IAF carries out in depth tests on those planes earlier than flying and all protection facets are looked after earlier than the pilot takes to the air, the officers stated.

    The number-plated squadron could be reactivated quickly with a extra succesful airplane within the close to long run, the officers stated.

    (With company inputs)