MIG-21 CRASHES

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RAJYA SABHA

A gradual phasing out of the MiG-21 fleet is being resorted to keeping in view factors like technical and calendar life, maintainability and replacement. However, a specific time frame cannot be fixed.

During this year till date three MiG-21 aircraft have crashed killing three pilots. Courts of Inquiry have been set up to ascertain the causes and are still in progress.

This information was given by the Defence Minister Shri George Fernandes in a written reply to Shri K Kalavenkata Rao in Rajya Sabha today.