Chandigarh, Sept. 26 -- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today said that the legacy of the MiG-21 will continue to inspire India's drive for self-reliance in defence.
He emphasised that the aircraft represents enduring values of courage, discipline and patriotism, which will inspire the development of indigenous platforms like the LCA-Tejas and the future Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA), a Defence Ministry statement said.
Speaking at the Decommissioning Ceremony of the Indian Air Force (IAF) MiG-21 here, Rajnath underlined that when the world looks at India tomorrow, it should see a nation that began with the MiG-21 and now leads with futuristic defence technologies.
The ceremony marked the final operational sortie of the MiG-21, br...