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Sunday, February 06, 2011

IAF to phase out oldest variants of MiG-21 by next year

Mig-21 FishbedIn the wake of increasing mishaps involving fighter jets, the Indian Air Force has decided to completely phase-out the oldest variants of its MiG-21 combat jets.

"As the modern aircraft join service, we would be phasing out the oldest variants of the MiG-21 (type 77) by next year," IAF chief Air Chief marshal P V Naik said at the induction ceremony of the C-130J Super Hercules here.

He was asked if flying on MiG-21s and other accident-prone jets should be stopped to save the lives of pilots flying old aircraft.

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