Over the past two decades, the IAF has watched several fighter jets retire, while very few new aircraft joined the fleet.

There are only two squadrons - 36 MiG-21s in service. The No. 3 Squadron, Cobras, and the No. 23 Squadron, Panthers, both at the Nal Air Base in Rajasthan, are homes of the remaining MiG-21 Bison.

How India defied global sanctions to build the Tejas fighter jet, turning a defense crisis into a story of self-belief and high-tech sovereignty.

For a quarter of a century, much of the news about the Indian Air Force (IAF) has been about the abysmal flight safety record of its premier fighter – the redoubtable MiG-21. On September 26, after ...