The MiG-21 is one of the most recognizable early Cold War fighter aircraft, and despite their age, some still remain in service with the Indian Air Force. But not for much longer. In 2025, the last of the Indian MiG-21s are slated to retire, bringing to a close a long and troubled history of the MiG-21 in Indian Air Force service.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
After half of the fleet crashing over the years, the last of India’s 40 MiG-21s are expected to retire in 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1258,396,412,6341,1493],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20216","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-air-force","category-aircraft","category-military","category-retirements","category-sovietjets"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t