A surface-to-air missile of the Indian Air Force brought down the Mi-17 aircraft in Kashmir’s Budgam on the morning of February 27
Current Affairs :-Air Chief Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria on Friday portrayed as a “major error” the IAF shooting down its helicopter in Kashmir on February 27, when Indian and Pakistani powers occupied with a dogfight, and said correctional move is being made against the liable.
The operational readiness of the IAF has been of a high request and it accomplished various operational achievements a year ago, including the Balakot strikes, Bhadauria said at the Indian Air Force’s yearly question and answer session.
The IAF is set up to meet any possibility and doesn’t lay on past trees, Bhadauria said.
In front of the question and answer session, the IAF additionally demonstrated video clasps of the Balakot strikes.
Pakistan lost a F-16 and India a MiG-21 in airborne commitment with the Pakistan Air Force a day after the Balakot strikes, IAF boss Bhadauria said.
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Discussing the IAF shooting down its very own Mi-17 helicopter in Budgam on the morning of February 27, he said it was a “major slip-up on our part”.
A Court of request has presented its report and the IAF is making reformatory move against the blameworthy, he said.
Disciplinary move is being made against two officials in the shooting down of the chopper, the IAF boss said.
A surface-to-air rocket of the Indian Air Force cut down the Mi-17 flying machine in Kashmir’s Budgam on the morning of February 27 when the Indian and Pakistani aviation based armed forces were occupied with a wild dogfight, a significant level test had finished up in August.
Bhadauria additionally said obtaining of Rafale air ship and S400 air safeguard frameworks will enormously upgrade IAF’s operational capacities.
Aditi Mehta 