First inducted in 1963, MiG 21 will be retired after 62 years of service with the indigenously developed Tejas aircraft replacing it in all the current squardrons.

The MiG-21s have for long been the backbone of the Indian Air Force, but have earned the dubious label of 'the flying coffin' due to several fatal accidents. Here's how they were inducted, and why they are being phased out.

NORAD said the exercise demonstrated its ability to conduct operations to ensure the defense of North America.

Western observers believe that North Korea still flies the Shenyang J-5 fighter jet, which is a version of the MiG-15 that first flew in 1956.

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The pilot, who identified the aircraft as a US B-52 bomber, is heard saying it was "kind of, sort of coming at us".

A bigger jet means bigger fuel tanks. That means more range and bigger payloads of explosive warheads. But the size also means weapons can be stored internally – ensuring a smooth exterior that makes the aircraft harder to detect with radar.