The MiG-21 Bison fighter jet of the Indian Air Force that shot down and advanced American origin F-16 of the Pakistani Air Force on February 27, 2019, was a highly upgraded version of the Soviet era jet .
India’s first MiG-21 arrived from the Soviet Union in 1963 and four years later Hindustan Aeronautics Limited started making these jets at home under license from Soviets . The MiG-21 Bison upgrade was launched in 1990s and the last upgrade for 110 MiG-21 jets to Bison happened in 2006 turning them in to capable modern fighter jets fitted with beyond visual range missiles .
Rajya Sabha TV talk show Security Scan, featuring Air Vice Marshal PK Srivastava (Retd.), Defence Expert Ajay Banerjee, Defence Correspondent, The Tribune Maj Gen Ravi Arora (Retd.), Chief Editor, Indian Military Review. Anchor – Vishal Dahiya .
