CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -As the ‘Bahadur’ aircraft - a name the MiG-27 acquired during the Kargil War - was decommissioned, there was concern over the Air Force’s depleting strength. The IAF is still operating four squadrons of the upgraded MiG-21s, which entered service before the MiG-27s, but will phase out its entire MiG fleet by 2024.

Detailed explanation-2: -MiG-27’s heroics during the Kargil war was such that it earned the nickname “bahadur” from Indian Air Force pilots.

Detailed explanation-3: -The MiG-27 shares the basic airframe of the MiG-23, but with a revised nose – nicknamed “Utkonos” ("Platypus") or “Krokodil Gena” in Russian service, first introduced on the MiG-23B.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mig-27 aircrafts has earned the the moniker ‘Bahadur’ from IAF pilots for the lethal role they had played during the 1999 Kargil War. The fleet earned its glory in the historic Kargil conflict when it delivered rockets and bombs with accuracy on enemy positions.

Detailed explanation-5: -Commissioned in 1985, the MiG-21 aircraft was an integral part of the IAF’s combat strength. During the Kargil war, the aircraft had earned the nickname of ‘Bahadur’.