Do you want to access to this and other private contents?
Log in if you are a subscriber or click here to request service

India: 30 airplanes and helicopters lost in three years

New Delhi, India - Accidents mainly caused by human errors and technical defects

India Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar informed the Parliament that IAF (Indian Air Force) lost 30 aircraft (airplanes and helicopters) in three years. Crashes killed seven people and costed over 193 million dollars (155 million Euros). “The main reasons for these accidents were human error and technical defect”, stated Parrikar. Among the aircraft affected there are: 3 Sukhoi Su-30s, 3 Mig-29s, 1 M...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1164466
Rome, Italy, 11/26/2014 13:38
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

Similar

DefenseLondon dismantles 14 CH-47 helicopters and entire Puma H-C2 fleet

Defense cuts to fill black holes. But Putin's threat of aggression looms

46 Watchkeeper Mk-1 drones also decommissioned. And the axe also falls on the forces of the Royal Navy more

DefenseFour Italian UNIFIL soldiers injured in southern Lebanon

Their conditions are not serious

A new attack this morning on the UNIFIL headquarters in southern Lebanon, after the one last Tuesday, when five soldiers from the UN Interposition Force were involved. The base was hit by rocket attacks,... more

AccidentsMorocco, DA-42 plane of the national Air Force crashes: 2 victims

The accident occurred this morning shortly after take-off for a training flight

The Moroccan press reports an accident happened this morning involving a Diamond DA-42 aircraft of the Moroccan Air Force, shortly after taking off from Ben Slimane airport, in the northwest of the country,... more