The Indian Navy (IN) bid farewell to its Ilyushin-38 Sea Dragon long-range maritime patrol aircraft on Tuesday (31 October) after 46 years of service.
Simultaneously, the Indian Air Force (IAF) retired one more squadron of aging MiG-21 combat aircraft, which marked the beginning of the jet era in the IAF six decades ago.
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In parallel, the IAF decommissioned one of its oldest MiG-21 units at Air Force Station Uttarlai. The 4 Squadron, which had been operating MiG-21s since 1966, will now transition to the Su-30 MKI.
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