As Indian MiG’s retire, IAF Wing Commander confirms last MiG kill was a US Made F-16

Aug 26, 2025

Bikaner (Rajasthan), August 26, 2025 (ANI): Nal Air Base, Bikaner, Rajasthan: Ahead of the official retirement of the MiG-21 fighter planes, Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal AP Singh and pilots take a few sorties in the aircraft. Air Force Spokesperson, Wing Commander Jaideep Singh says, "MiG-21 has served in the Indian Air Force for almost six decades now. Since it is stopping its operational flying, I think it is the right time to at least cover the history of MiG-21. The MiG-21, the MiG part is an acronym for Mikoyan and Gurevich, which was a designer and producer of this aircraft. MiG-21 in the Indian Air Force came in the year 1963. The first 28 Squadron was raised in Chandigarh of MiG-21. The MiG-21 being the first supersonic aircraft, the squadron was called the First Supersonics. Thereafter, MiG-21 was operationally deployed and involved in the 1965 operations. It had its fair share of operational history in 1965. Thereafter, coming to the 1971 war wherein MiG-21 was totally operationally deployed in all the squadrons. And the most important one of all is the attack on Governor's residence in Dhaka, that time East Pakistan, now Bangladesh, on 14th December 1971. On 15th December, the governor resigned. On 16th December, Pakistan surrendered. We had 93,000 prisoners of war and all because of one turning point which this aircraft delivered..."