Indian Air Force · Fighters
MiG-21 (retired)
A Soviet-origin fighter that served for more than sixty years, the first supersonic fighter of the IAF.
Quick facts
- Type
- Fighter
- Origin
- Soviet Union (Mikoyan-Gurevich)
- Inducted
- 1963
- Status
- Retired from the IAF in September 2025
Note: Retirement date to be confirmed against the official Air Force announcement.
Numbers such as fleet size, strength and performance change with time and are not given here. See the official website for the latest information.