Indian MIG-21 crashes(2nd jet in a week!!!!)
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you all seem to think that india is shopping for groceries at a nearby market,these are high tech fighter aircrafts we are talking about,the iaf air chief has stated that it will take several years before these aircrafts can be inducted in substantial numbers(atleast 5 to 6 years),the lca's are expected by around 2008(initial batch of 40 aircrafts),requests for proposals have only now been sent,the aircrafts will need to be evaluated,the costs and freebies are to be discussed .there is still a long way to go and till then india has to soldier on with these mig jets.
instantexcess
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Even an upgrade will not be much of help, around 3 years back we were hearing so much of the Mig-21BIS upgrade that india had gotten from Russia and Israel, and with in a week of that machine being in operation, there was a crash and I doubt if the overall record of these upgraded machines is much different from their older counterparts ...
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1067072.cms
MiG-21s will fly till 2016: IAF
A MiG-21 Bison (CU2777) after its refit.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/photo.cms?msid=1067076
One of world’s most-built jet, MiG-21 was born in mid-50s out of Russia’s post-World war II ambitions in a divided world. The small, agile, stylish fighter soon crowded skies of Europe, Africa, Asia and Central America. In 1963 the first batch of MiG-21s entered Indian Air Force, as part of a strategy to take on Pakistan’s Starfighters from the United States and to meet the challenges from China. Till date some 13,000 of them have built in Russia and in many countries like India under licence, and in countries like China without it.
Over the past few years, the MiG-21 has been in the news for crashes rather than its combat ability. Even though India has been looking for a replacement, the IAF reiterated that the aircraft will continue to fly with the force till at least 2016.
In 1965 war with Pakistan, the MiG-21 played no significant role. After the war the IAF began inducting a larger number of MiG-21s making it its backbone. And by 1967, India began assembling and later manufacturing them, giving rise to a larger number of military industrial units across India. Hundreds of pilots who flew the fighter wrote their own legends. In 1971 war, taking direction from a tourist map, MiG-21 fighters were able to bomb...
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I feel sorry for the pilots who are gonna have to fly these.
MiG-21s will fly till 2016: IAF
A MiG-21 Bison (CU2777) after its refit.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/photo.cms?msid=1067076
One of world’s most-built jet, MiG-21 was born in mid-50s out of Russia’s post-World war II ambitions in a divided world. The small, agile, stylish fighter soon crowded skies of Europe, Africa, Asia and Central America. In 1963 the first batch of MiG-21s entered Indian Air Force, as part of a strategy to take on Pakistan’s Starfighters from the United States and to meet the challenges from China. Till date some 13,000 of them have built in Russia and in many countries like India under licence, and in countries like China without it.
Over the past few years, the MiG-21 has been in the news for crashes rather than its combat ability. Even though India has been looking for a replacement, the IAF reiterated that the aircraft will continue to fly with the force till at least 2016.
In 1965 war with Pakistan, the MiG-21 played no significant role. After the war the IAF began inducting a larger number of MiG-21s making it its backbone. And by 1967, India began assembling and later manufacturing them, giving rise to a larger number of military industrial units across India. Hundreds of pilots who flew the fighter wrote their own legends. In 1971 war, taking direction from a tourist map, MiG-21 fighters were able to bomb...
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I feel sorry for the pilots who are gonna have to fly these.
kashifshahzad
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I say dump all Mig 21's at once or you want to decrease your population caz you have a lot already
LOL.....I say dump all Mig 21's at once or you want to decrease your population caz you have a lot already
i agree. unless the IAF want to kill their pilots i say they should be retired within the next 1-2 years. instead of upgrading them to Bison standard i think they should spend that money on something more useful.
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