The Indian Air Force has always been impressive, but this is not due to its high fighting prowess, but rather to frequent flight accidents. Each accident seems to underscore a puzzling phenomenon: why does the IAF always make mistakes and then quickly repeat them?This has left the public who are committed to supporting the army frustrated and their confidence in the Indian Air Force in jeopardy. To date, the Indian Air Force has been established for more than 40 years, and the number of crashes has been as high as more than a thousand.
It is well known that the level of technology is directly related to the combat effectiveness of an air force. However, there is a striking fact in the Indian Air Force: 90% of its aircraft are imported, and they lack the necessary technology to carry out maintenance. Every time a problem arises, foreign experts can only be urgently called in to solve it, which is undoubtedly an expensive expense. In order to cope with this dilemma, they can only compromise for the time being, waiting for the right time to solve it together.
When some minor problems arise, the Indian Air Force's approach is even more bizarre. Sometimes, the plane just dropped a screw, and they would simply find a screw to screw it on, and then the maintenance was completed. They refer to this behavior as maintenance, but they ignore the details that can eventually accumulate and become the root cause of crashes. In addition, due to the lack of parts, they will even use alternative versions or make their own parts, which often fail to meet the specifications and have certain safety risks.
This is not an isolated case, India has imported a number of artillery pieces from the United States, but when there is a problem with the barrel, they actually install their own barrels. As a result, the barrel was ** soon after. Faced with this, India, in turn, accused the other side of having a problem with the quality of the **. The same can be seen in the aircraft of the Indian Air Force.
In addition to technical problems, the quality of pilots is also a reason for the frequent crashes. There is a significant gap between the pilots of the Indian Air Force and those of other countries in terms of military literacy, stress resistance and psychological quality, which leads to frequent mistakes during their work. A few years ago, a pilot mistakenly dropped the auxiliary fuel tank, which caused the entire dual-use airport to be closed for a long time, and the auxiliary fuel tank hit the ground and caused a fire, and it took a long time for firefighters to extinguish the fire. In addition, there have been cases of pilots who mistakenly launched missiles because they were afraid of death, and all these incidents show that there are obvious defects in their daily training and work attitudes, and it is difficult to avoid accidents.
To change this, the Indian Air Force urgently needs to establish a more rigorous record and restraint mechanism to regulate the behavior of soldiers. At the same time, in terms of maintenance, more thought and funds need to be invested. Although crashing planes is a normal phenomenon in the Air Force, even the air forces of large countries like the United States and Russia have gone through a similar stage. However, in most cases, it is not caused by low-level mistakes, but by encountering unavoidable factors. So why is it that the outside world hardly questions the air forces of other countries, but criticizes the Indian Air Force so harshly?Perhaps the answer lies behind these frequent crashes.
Frequent crashes in the Indian Air Force: A double test of technology and literacy
Recent reports of frequent aircraft crashes in the Indian Air Force have attracted widespread attention, and this phenomenon has raised the question of whether the Indian Air Force has serious problems in terms of technology and literacy. The article points out that 90% of the aircraft in the Indian Air Force are imported, and the lack of maintenance technology makes them have to frequently call in foreign experts, which is undoubtedly a passive way of coping. This has also raised concerns about India's independent R&D and technology accumulation in the military industry.
The level of technology is an important indicator of the strength of a country's air force, and the predicament of the Indian Air Force in this regard is obviously worrying. For a military branch with a history of more than 40 years, frequent crashes are undoubtedly a huge challenge. The use of alternative versions or the production of parts by itself during the maintenance of the aircraft mentioned in the article makes the parts specifications unable to meet the standards and increases the hidden dangers of flight. This kind of emergency approach is often easy to ignore the details, which eventually leads to accidents. Therefore, the Indian Air Force urgently needs to strengthen its technical level and maintenance in order to improve its overall combat effectiveness.
On the other hand, the article also points to the problem of low military literacy of pilots in the Indian Air Force. Lack of stress tolerance and psychological quality can lead to mistakes at work, which in turn can lead to unexpected events. In recent years, there have been incidents of pilots mistakenly dropping the auxiliary fuel tank, and cases of missiles being fired by mistake for fear of death, all of which highlight the urgency of pilot training and literacy. Pilots have a great responsibility, and their military literacy and professional skills are directly related to the safety of the aircraft and the crew.
However, to gain insight into the problems of the Indian Air Force, the focus cannot be limited to technology and literacy. India's skepticism about quality in the international arms deal, as well as the substitution of homemade parts for imported parts, all indicate a complex defense system and the complexity of foreign cooperation. To solve the problems of the Indian Air Force, we need to start from multiple levels at home and abroad, including improving the level of military scientific research, improving the domestic military industrial system, and strengthening foreign cooperation.
Finally, we should not look at the issue of frequent crashes of the Indian Air Force with mere ridicule. In fact, the military of any country may go through a similar stage in the process of development. The key point is that India should take these problems as an opportunity to conscientiously sum up its lessons and take practical measures to improve its technical level and the military quality of its pilots, so as to lay a solid foundation for the future development of the Indian Air Force.
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