El gobierno de la India va a retirar sus MIG-21 mas antiguos, tras los últimos accidentes.
Un total de 21 MiG-21 se han estrellado en los últimos tres años y es el caza mas antiguo en servicio. India dispone de unos 200 MiG-21, gran parte construidos bajo licencia en India por Hindustan Aeronautics.
Un total de 121 unidades fueron modernizadas hace varios años, instalándoles un radar Phazotron Kopyo. Los ejemplares modificados serán retirados en los próximos tres años, mientras que los modernizados (MiG-21 Bison), estarán en servicio hasta 2017.
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India's government is to phase out its oldest MiG-series aircraft, following a spate of crashes.
A total of 21 MiG aircraft have crashed during the last three years and it is oldest type in the air force inventory. The service has about 200 MiG-21s, most of which were made under licence by India's Hindustan Aeronautics.
An upgrade programme was performed on 121 of the aircraft several years ago, adding equipment including a Phazotron Kopyo radar. Unmodified examples will be phased out within the next three years, with the improved MiG-21 Bisons likely to remain in use until 2017. The phase-out of the oldest MiG-21s comes as the air force continues to add new Sukhoi Su-30MKIs and upgrade its MiG-29s.
The indigenous Aeronautical Development Agency Tejas light combat aircraft is expected to be inducted into use from late this year.
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