India, Sept. 26 -- "More than 11,500 MiG-21s built worldwide, approximately 850 served with the IAF, testifying its popularity, credibility and multi-dimensional capabilities. MiG-21 taught us never to fear change, but to embrace it with confidence. Today, India's defence ecosystem is working in unison to take this legacy forward," Rajnath Singh

The Indian Air Force on Friday bid goodbye to its iconic MiG-21-the fighter jet that defined an era and carried India into the supersonic age. The Decommissioning Ceremony of the Indian Air Force in Chandigarh on September 26, 2025, marked the final operational sortie of the MiG-21, bringing to a close an illustrious chapter of more than six decades in the history of the IAF.

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