What ails the IAF fighter fleet
Hindustan TimesEvery time there is a MiG-21 crash or an accident in the Indian Air Force, there is hype and frenzy, with the media going ballistic for a few days till another news takes over. While a court of inquiry determines the cause of accidents and remedial measures are instituted by the IAF, given a choice, every fighter pilot would like to fly the latest combat aircraft. This concern, at the national level, must lead the government to take bold steps and decisions that would not only repose the trust placed in them by the country’s people, but also reverse the slide that the IAF faces today for its dwindling fighter fleet. Trapped in the vicious cycle of “Atmanirbharta” and the lack of indigenous options coupled with the IAF’s dwindling fighter fleet, there is an urgent need to take prompt action, which the present government can well do, given its heft and nationalistic agenda. Decisions taken today would take time to bear fruit, but the impact on the morale of its fighting force and the trust that the country’s people have reposed in the leadership would be immediate.
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