Bridging India’s Aerial Generation Gap

After serving the nation for over six decades, the Indian Air Force (IAF) officially retired its last MiG-21 squadrons — No. 23 Panthers and No. 3 Cobras — in September 2025. The ceremony at Chandigarh Air Force Station marked the end of an era as Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh led the final sortie of the MiG-21 Bison.The handover of the aircraft logbooks, or Form 700, symbolised the closure
After serving the nation for over six decades, the Indian Air Force (IAF) officially retired its last MiG-21 squadrons — No. 23 Panthers and No. 3 Cobras — in September 2025. The ceremony at Chandigarh Air Force Station marked the end of an era as Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh led the final sortie of the MiG-21 Bison.The handover of the aircraft logbooks, or Form 700, symbolised the closure
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