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MiG-21 vs F-16: The Clash No One Expected

A rare 2019 dogfight saw an aging MiG-21 Bison face off against a modern F-16, marking the first cross-border air combat in decades. Though the MiG-21 was shot down, competing claims over an F-16 loss ...
Bell delivers upgraded Bell 212 to the Royal Thai Navy The Indian Air Force (IAF) has begun the process of reactivating ...
October 17, 2025: India recently retired the last of its Russian-designed MiG-21 fighters. India is the last major country to abandon MiG-21s. This aircraft entered service in 1959. In 1986 MiG-21 ...
BHPian FlankerFury recently shared this with other enthusiasts:In the '60s, there were two schools of thought for designing the next generation of fighters, one was to cram as much equipment and fuel ...
Amid concerns over the depleting number of combat squadrons in the Air Force, India and the United States have inked an ...
Plane maker Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) on Friday announced that it has signed a deal with US engine maker GE ...
Today's world military (November 15) has the following content: Brazil completes refueling test between KC-390 and Gripen E ...
India has done well in making many other defense systems, including exporting BrahMos missiles to the Philippines and air ...
The Indian Air Force's plans to induct the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Mk1A are shrouded in uncertainty at a time when its combat fighters ...
The defence minister expressed confidence that within a year, India will begin domestic production of fighter jet engines, ...
In a significant boost to India’s fighter jet programme, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) on Friday (7 November) inked an ...