After 30 years of service, India is retiring its iconic British-built Sea Harrier fighter jets

[МиГ-29]

First fighter aircraft in India which retired without seeing any combat.

 

[Sliver]

Most beautiful aircraft ever built. I remember India tried getting some aircraft from US around 2005-6, which US denied.

wasnt denied by US (India was buying the jest from UK which had some US software in them - but that was to be removed before handing over to India anyways).

The cost of refurbishment was too high for IN which already had plans of retiring the craft (due to high attrition rate) as the personnel from India that were inspecting the craft deemed that the craft needed a lot more work than anticipated.

http://web.archive.org/web/20061026012035/http://www.india-defence.com/reports/2605

 

[Indian Jatt]

it used to be very loud, when they practised Vertical take offs and landing.......even during midnight at 2 or 4am, but i loved them.....

No more left after India crashed the whole fleet. The last one crashed a few years ago.

是印度海军留下了他们的不少...... 6 或 7
请不要取笑我

 

[Abingdonboy]

No more left after India crashed the whole fleet. The last one crashed a few years ago.

Around 11 remained until May 11 2016 when they were offcially "de-inducted".