Ministry of Defence
Accidents of MIG
Posted On:
27 DEC 2017 2:30PM by PIB Delhi
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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