MiG-21 News
2015
13 August 2015 | Flight Global
Croatia receives overhauled MiG-21s after long delays
Croatia's air force has received all its long-delayed refurbished Mikoyan MiG-21bis-D fighters and UMD-model trainers from the Ukrainian Ukrspecexport organisation.
2014
7 July 2014 | Flight Global
Mozambique receives upgraded MiG-21s
​Romania’s Aerostar is close to completing a programme which will equip the Mozambique air force with eight refurbished Mikoyan MiG-21s.
28 May 2014 | IHS Jane's
Indian Air Force loses another MiG-21 fighter
An Indian Air Force (IAF) MiG-21 'Fishbed' combat aircraft crashed during a routine training sortie on 27 May, killing the pilot. The single-seat fighter came down in a sparsely populated area of the country's South Kashmir region. The pilot failed to eject and was killed. The cause of the...
15 May 2014 | IHS Jane's
Tanzania parades new Chinese kit
A Tanzanian military parade on 26 April to mark the 50th anniversary of the union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar shed light on the Tanzania People's Defence Force's (TPDF's) recent procurement. [...] A flyover by the TPDF Air Wing, which has recently been restructured into the Tanzania Air Force Command (TAFC), showed the new CAC F-7G fighters in action.
18 March 2014 | Flight Global
Croatia nears receipt of delayed MiG-21s from Ukraine
Croatia's defence ministry says the current turmoil in Ukraine “has nothing to do” with a roughly five-month delay in returning its Mikoyan MiG-21bisD fighters and UMD-model trainers that are being overhauled in Odessa, instead citing “technical problems”.
2013
11 December 2013 | Flight Global
India retires last MiG-21FL fighters
​The Indian air force has retired the last of its MiG-21FL fighters from operational service. Four of the type, belonging to its Kalaikunda-based operational conversion unit in West Bengal, made a final box formation flypast at the site on 11 December.
6 November 2013 | IHS Jane's
Mozambican MiG-21 aircraft to return to the sky
Mozambique has decided to re-establish a jet fighter capability by contracting the Romanian company Aerostar to refurbish MiG-21 aircraft for its air force (Força Aérea de Moçambique - FAM).
11 June 2013 | Flight Global
Croatia to refurbish MiGs, delaying new combat type
The Croatian government has formally decided to refurbish part of its current Mikoyan MiG-21-based fleet, and to add more examples of the type to have one...
2012
21 June 2012 | AviationWeek
Syrian MiG-21 Pilot Defects With Jet
The Syrian Defense Ministry said June 21 that a military pilot who defected to Jordan on Thursday with his MiG-21 fighter jet was a “traitor” and that it was in contact with Jordanian authorities to retrieve the aircraft.
2004
27 August 2004 | MILAVIA News
Two Romanian MiG-21s collide
On Thursday 26th of August two Romanian MiG-21 fighter collided over the town of Cristesti of the country. Both pilots ejected safely but sustained some minor injuries. One of the MiGs crashed nearby a house giving the owner injuries to his legs. The other aircraft crashed on a garage and caught fire.
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