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We would stop flying the MiG-21 fighter aircraft would be stopped by 2025 and would be replaced by the LCA Tejas. In another month or so, one MiG-21 squadron would be number played and the last one after that: Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari

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To a question by ANI, Indian Air Force (IAF) Chief Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari says, “We had signed a contract for 83 LCA Mark 1As. What we are looking at is now to supplement that contract with 97 additional aircraft. So, it will bring the total to 180 LCA Mark 1As…We will stop flying the MiG-21 fighter aircraft by 2025 and we will replace the MiG-21 squadron with the LCA Mark 1A. The same proposal is in place…In another month or so, the second squadron will get number-plated and we will follow with the third one sometime next year. The induction of the LCA Mark 1A will fill the gap of these outgoing MiG-21s.”

“We are constantly monitoring the situation across borders through intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR). We make note of the buildup of resources and capabilities across the borders. Our operational plans are dynamic and keep changing based on the situation that we perceive that is developing across any front. In places where cannot really counter the numbers or the might of the adversary, we will counter it through better tactics and better training…We keep revising our ISR plans as per inputs,” says IAF Chief.