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Croatia Postpone Fighter Jet Procurement Procedure Due To COVID-19 Crisis

Croatia Postpone Fighter Jet Procurement Procedure Due To COVID-19 Crisis

Croatia aims to replace its outdated, Soviet-designed Mikoyan MiG-21s. (S. Brigljević/Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia) Croatia Prime Minister Andrej Plenković said at the government’s meeting on Thursday that in the circumstances of the struggle to curb the coronavirus epidemic, his cabinet decided to put off the procurement of …

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Syrian Air Force Planning Large Acquisitions Of MiG-21 Fighter Aircraft From Egypt

Syrian Air Force Planning Large Acquisitions Of MiG-21 Fighter Aircraft From Egypt

The Syrian government’s plans to purchase MiG-21 fighters from Egypt were recently discovered by Zaman Al Wasl, a Syrian leading news site. According to the publication, Damascus sent a military-technical delegation of the Syrian Air Force command to Cairo to inspect several aircraft parked at the Egyptian airbases with the …

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Indian Air Force Wing Commander Abhinandan Resumes Flying MiG-21 After Receiving Medical Clearance

Indian Air Force Wing Commander Abhinandan Resumes Flying MiG-21 After Receiving Medical Clearance

Indian Air Force fighter pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan who became the face of the military confrontation between India and Pakistan in February this year. Abhinandan had been grounded due to ejection from his MiG-21 which had been shot down in aerial conflict with Pakistan Air Force JF-17 fighter jets. On March …

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That time an Indian Air Force MiG-21 shoot down a Pakistan Navy Dassault ‘Atlantique’ over the Rann of Kutch

That time an Indian Air Force MiG-21 shoot down a Pakistan Navy Dassault ‘Atlantique’ over the Rann of Kutch

On 10 August 1999, 20 years ago, an Indian Air Force MiG-21 shot down a Pakistan Navy Dassault ‘Atlantique’ over the Rann of Kutch. The French-built Breguet Atlantic, c/n 33, flight Atlantic-91, of 29 Squadron, was one of the Pakistan Navy’s frontline aircraft, used primarily for patrol and reconnaissance. Atlantic-91 …

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