Details regarding accidents involving MIG fighter aircraft during the last three years and the current year are as under:

Year	No. of Accidents
2014-15	04
2015-16	02
2016-17	03
2017-18 (upto 18.12.2017)	01

10 Squadrons of Indian Air Force (IAF) equipped with MiG-21 and MiG-27 aircraft are scheduled to retire by 2024 on completion of their Total Technical Life.

This information was given by Raksha Rajya Mantri Dr. Subhash Bhamre in a written reply to Shri Arka Keshari Deo in Lok Sabha today.

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