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Think they're confident that by putting their chips on the West's side, and any potential big war would be one against Pakistan or China, supply and support should be guaranteed...
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Think they're confident that by putting their chips on the West's side, and any potential big war would be one against Pakistan or China, supply and support should be guaranteed...
jawad
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IAF's Su-30 fighter plane crashes, both pilots bail out safely
PUNE: A Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter aircraft of the IAF crashed soon after taking off from Lohegaon airbase near here but both the pilots managed to bail out safely.
"Both the pilots flying the aircraft ejected in time and landed safely. They have been evacuated and taken to the base for medical attention," IAF spokesperson Wing Commander Gerard Galway said.
The aircraft, which was on a routine mission, had taken off from Lohegaon airbase at 1245 hours. It crashed at 1310 hours, he said.
"A Court of Inquiry (CoI) has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the crash and an IAF team has been rushed to the site of the wreckage," he said in New Delhi.
He said the aircraft lost contact with the base after apparently developing a technical problem, but the pilots managed to eject out safely in time. No casualty was reported on the ground, he said.
Pune Collector Vikas Deshmukh said the plane caught fire after crashing at an open forest department land. Fire tenders from the vicinity had been rushed to the spot, he said.
This is the third crash of the Russian origin Su-30 fighter planes since they were inducted into the IAF in 1997.
Today's crash is the eighth mishap involving IAF fighter aircraft this year. Seven MiG series aircraft had crashed earlier this year.
Before the SU-30 accident, a MiG-21 Bison had crashed in Sirsa in Haryana on December 2. During last three years, the IAF has lost 30 fighter aircraft and 10 helicopters in various crashes.
26 defence personnel including 13 pilots have lost their lives in these crashes along with six civilians on the ground.
New Delhi: Defence Ministry on Wednesday said it was surprised over the crash of one of its frontline Su-30MKI fighter aircraft, which are the latest and most-advanced war planes in IAF inventory, and ordered a probe into it.
"I am surprised that an aircraft of this type has crashed... We will certainly look into the reasons for this. A Court of Inquiry (CoI) has been order to look into the reasons behind the crash," Minister of State for Defence M M Pallam Raju told reporters here.
The minister was asked to comment on the air crash involving the Su-30MKI aircraft which happened yesterday near Pune.
The Su-30s fighter aircraft were inducted into the IAF in the late 90s and the advanced 'MKI' version of the planes started being inducted in the early part of the millennium and are considered to be new in service.
The particular aircraft which crashed yesterday was built in the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).
The aircraft had taken off from the Lohegaon airbase on a routine mission, presumably developed a technical snag and crashed at Wade Bholai village, about 20 km from Pune. Both the pilots ejected to safety.
The jet crashed at 1.30 pm, around 50 minutes after it took off, officials said.
This is the third time a Sukhoi fighter plane crashed since their induction into the IAF.
PUNE: A Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter aircraft of the IAF crashed soon after taking off from Lohegaon airbase near here but both the pilots managed to bail out safely.
"Both the pilots flying the aircraft ejected in time and landed safely. They have been evacuated and taken to the base for medical attention," IAF spokesperson Wing Commander Gerard Galway said.
The aircraft, which was on a routine mission, had taken off from Lohegaon airbase at 1245 hours. It crashed at 1310 hours, he said.
"A Court of Inquiry (CoI) has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the crash and an IAF team has been rushed to the site of the wreckage," he said in New Delhi.
He said the aircraft lost contact with the base after apparently developing a technical problem, but the pilots managed to eject out safely in time. No casualty was reported on the ground, he said.
Pune Collector Vikas Deshmukh said the plane caught fire after crashing at an open forest department land. Fire tenders from the vicinity had been rushed to the spot, he said.
This is the third crash of the Russian origin Su-30 fighter planes since they were inducted into the IAF in 1997.
Today's crash is the eighth mishap involving IAF fighter aircraft this year. Seven MiG series aircraft had crashed earlier this year.
Before the SU-30 accident, a MiG-21 Bison had crashed in Sirsa in Haryana on December 2. During last three years, the IAF has lost 30 fighter aircraft and 10 helicopters in various crashes.
26 defence personnel including 13 pilots have lost their lives in these crashes along with six civilians on the ground.
New Delhi: Defence Ministry on Wednesday said it was surprised over the crash of one of its frontline Su-30MKI fighter aircraft, which are the latest and most-advanced war planes in IAF inventory, and ordered a probe into it.
"I am surprised that an aircraft of this type has crashed... We will certainly look into the reasons for this. A Court of Inquiry (CoI) has been order to look into the reasons behind the crash," Minister of State for Defence M M Pallam Raju told reporters here.
The minister was asked to comment on the air crash involving the Su-30MKI aircraft which happened yesterday near Pune.
The Su-30s fighter aircraft were inducted into the IAF in the late 90s and the advanced 'MKI' version of the planes started being inducted in the early part of the millennium and are considered to be new in service.
The particular aircraft which crashed yesterday was built in the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).
The aircraft had taken off from the Lohegaon airbase on a routine mission, presumably developed a technical snag and crashed at Wade Bholai village, about 20 km from Pune. Both the pilots ejected to safety.
The jet crashed at 1.30 pm, around 50 minutes after it took off, officials said.
This is the third time a Sukhoi fighter plane crashed since their induction into the IAF.
asif iqbal
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there is a world of a difference between peace time operations and war time operations, in peace time a well flown aircraft will fly 20 hours per month, but in war time this number can be as high as 100 hours or even more
as flying hours go up so does attrition rate, India has a very bad history of operational maintenace, overhaul and servicing, they just dont look after thier fighters
PAF A5s had a better rate than Su30 has, can u imagine IAF losses in time of war, they will sky rocket if a war footing goes on
as flying hours go up so does attrition rate, India has a very bad history of operational maintenace, overhaul and servicing, they just dont look after thier fighters
PAF A5s had a better rate than Su30 has, can u imagine IAF losses in time of war, they will sky rocket if a war footing goes on
Indianfighter
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IAF's average is 200 hours per year or little less than 20 hrs per month.
That's completely wrong. There have been 5 PAF A-5 crashes since 2000. And this, when its TOTAL A-5 fleet consisted of just 42 odd jets since 2000.
In comparison, Su-30 has crashed thrice since 1997, when its fleet since 2000 numbered 42+.
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