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India: plan to retire oldest MiG aircraft
New Dehli, India - The Minister of Defense unveils the plan to phase out its military planes
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", defence minister, AK Antony, told India's parliament. The oldest type in the air force inventory is the MiG-21 and these are being phased out, Antony says. The service has about 200 MiG-21s, most of which were made under licence...
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AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency