Islamabad: Air accidents have become the norm in the Indian Army, as a result of which the Indian Air Force is becoming a flying crematorium for itself.
During the last 30 years, 534 small and large aircraft of the Indian Air Force have suffered accidents, in which a total of 152 pilots have died. In the last 5 years alone, 42 Indian soldiers have been killed in 45 air accidents.
18 helicopters of the Indian Air Force have crashed since March 2017. Most accidents occur due to pilot negligence, substandard maintenance and inadequate training. MIG-21 aircraft are known as Flying Coffin and Widow Maker in the Indian Air Force.
In 2012, the Indian Defense Minister told Parliament that India had lost more than half of its MIG-21 fleet in accidents, while 482 of its fleet of 872 aircraft had been involved in accidents. In 2021 alone, five MIG-21s were involved in accidents. happened
On December 8, 2021, 13 military officers including General Bipin Rawat were killed in a helicopter crash. In January 2023, an SU-30 and a Mirage 2000 were destroyed in a collision in Madhya Pradesh. Also, on March 8, 2023, an Indian Navy helicopter sank in the Arabian Sea.
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