- The ‘Uttarlai Air Force Station’ is located in the city of Barmer, Rajasthan.
- The Indian Air Force has decommissioned one MiG-21 squadron from this station.
- The ‘Orioles’ were a squadron of MiG-21 aircraft based at ‘Uttarlai Air Force Station.
- Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter aircraft have replaced MiG-21 aircraft.
- Following this, the Indian Air Force currently has two more squadrons of MiG-21s.
- The Indian Air Force intends to retire all MiG-21 aircraft from its force by 2025.
- The first supersonic fighter aircraft, the MiG-21, was inducted into the Indian Air Force in 1963, under the tenure of then-Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
- Since its introduction, the MiG-21 has taken part in every major combat, including the 1965, 1971, and 1975 India-Pakistan wars.
