MiG-21 has been part of IAF since the early 1960s. A total of 700 fighter jets were procured during that period to boost the over-combat capabilities of the Air Force.
The evacuation operation started in Port Sudan. Till now, an estimated 300-500 Indian citizens have been evacuated by ship and other evacuation processes are going on.
Two Indian Air Force C-130J have been stationed in Saudi Arabia's Jeddah and an Indian navy vessel has reached Port Sudan, to evacuate Indians from Sudan
Recently, Navy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar stated that the late Gen Bipin Rawat was working on the creation of a rocket force to counter enemies on the border.