Indian Air Force Mirage-2000 crashes
The Indian Air Force announced the downing of one of its advanced Mirage-2000 fighter jets during a mission.
An Indian Air Force fighter jet has crashed in recent days, media reported.
According to the DefenseNet website, a Mirage-2000 fighter jet of the Indian Air Force crashed near Madhya Pradesh in recent days. The Indian Air Force said the fighter crashed during a training mission and crashed.
According to the ministry, the pilot of the fighter managed to make an emergency exit in time. The Indian Air Force has announced that the investigation team is investigating the exact cause of the crash of this advanced fighter. In recent months, the Indian Air Force has lost several of its aircraft, including MiGs, due to technical defects. India has lost more than 13 military aircraft in air accidents since 2019, killing a number of its top personnel.
The Mirage-2000 is a single-engine, multi-engine, multi-engine fighter built by Dassault of France. Sent to Brazil. The aircraft is produced in various unmanned and two-pilot training models, and one of them is capable of carrying a cruise missile with a nuclear warhead.
Recent estimates by the Indian Air Force show that the country needs hundreds of new and advanced fighters to compete with regional rivals. The Indian Air Force currently has 30 fighter squadrons to counter threats from China and Pakistan. Since the force has already announced the retirement of its MiG-21 fighters in the next few years, it needs hundreds of fighters to maintain its strength.
In response to the severe shortage of fighter jets, Rakesh Kumar Singh Bahaduriya, commander of the Indian Air Force, said the force was looking to purchase another 350 fighter jets, including 83 domestically-built Tajas, over the next 20 years.
Attending the Indian Aerospace Engineering Summit, he said the force was currently short of 12 squadrons (each squadron of 18 to 20 fighters) to deal with alleged threats from China and Pakistan.
