Yikes and combined 5th crash of the year too
Indian Military News, Reports, Data, etc.
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Not everyone in the Indian military is an extremist or Hindutva, or even Hindu. In fact, a disproportionate percentage of Indian servicemen are Sikhs.
A lot of servicemen are like most humans regardless of religion or nationality: they're just trying to make a honest living. Unless you and your country are engaged in active hostilities against them and their employer, it doesn't hurt to have some compassion.
Some conflicts are unavoidable, but they don't need to go on forever. A bit of respect for and magnanimity to adversaries, especially at an individual level, can go a long way.
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It's doesn't actually matter their background is. What matters is who they serve which right now answers to BJP and Modi. A century ago these same soldiers were serving the Brits to shoot people from other countries including China or become part of the police/enforcers of colonial rule.
So yeah. Hard to feel sorry for. When you are part of the military, this is what you signed up for knowingly. These days people like to only focus on gains and benefits, not so much on responsibilities and expectations when it comes to a profession. Military has a rather high rate of occupational hazards.
I would make an argument that India is regressing relative to their early 2010s position. Much of their domestic program werr shelved over foriegn purchases.
Armed forces are in the business of killing people. It's self-destructive to have compassion for them given they would not hesitate to shoot you for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Let's not forget the Indian armed forces' mass killings of their own national minorities.
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It's the engines. Jet engines only got modern levels of reliability in the 1980s with the introduction of FADEC.
Engines back then had more surges and flameouts and you got more crashes.
The Adour engine of the Jaguar was designed in the 1960s.
Jaguar should be less bad than some other aircraft of that era because it is twin engine.
There are also claims the engines are underpowered for the hot and high conditions in India.
As for ejection seats I think modern levels of reliability were attained by the Soviets in like the 1970s.
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Right after every crash, Indian official said they would investigate, then nothing happened. Crashes will continue. So, the advice for the pilots, make sure you will find a good tempo and pray well. Maybe you will survive if xxxx happens to your plane.
Ignore the text but yeah from the video, the engines are giving out, they dont have the power to lift them up safely anymore
