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‘Hit by our own missile’: Indian air force chief says downed helicopter’s friend-or-foe system was off during clash with Pakistan
5 Oct, 2019 00:45 / Updated 0 seconds ago
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FILE PHOTO: The wreckage of an Indian Air Force helicopter after it crashed in Budgam district in Kashmir. © Reuters / Danish Ismail
New Delhi’s air force chief has confirmed that an Indian helicopter was brought down by one of the country’s own missiles during a skirmish with Pakistan back in February, when the two sides clashed in the skies over Kashmir.
The country’s newly appointed Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Bhadauria has offered the first official ‘mea culpa’ on Friday following a probe into the friendly fire mishap, which killed 6 air force personnel and one civilian on the ground in Kashmir’s Budgam district.
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The ill-fated Mi-17 V5 helicopter was shot down as New Delhi was repelling a Pakistani air assault that followed Indian strikes on a terrorist training camp in Balakot, Pakistan. Just 10 minutes into its mission the chopper was recalled to its base in Srinagar due to dog fight in the area, but was mistaken for an enemy craft on its way back and brought down with a surface-to-air missile.
Two senior officers were disciplined for their role in the February 27 accident, while four others face “administrative action” as a result of a Court of Inquiry probe which found “vital gaps” in communications and violations of operating procedures. The probe found that the helicopter’s Friend-or-Foe identification system had been switched off, creating confusion for Indian personnel on the ground.
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India blew up its own helicopter while trying to target Pakistani jets, killing 7 – report
29 Mar, 2019 13:17 / Updated 6 months ago
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An Indian soldier next to the wreckage of Indian Air Force's helicopter in Kashmir February 27, 2019 © Reuters/Danish Ismail
In a scene that could have come right out of ‘Top Gun’, India seems to have knocked its own helicopter out of the sky with a missile aimed at intruding Pakistani jets, according to media reports.
A little over a month after Indian authorities claimed that 25 Pakistani fighter jets were detected attempting to breach Indian airspace, sources say a defensive missile fired during the incident may have seriously missed its mark.
India’s Economic Times (ET) reports that the missile was fired shortly before an Mi-17 V5 helicopter on a routine mission crashed, leading to speculation that India accidently destroyed its own aircraft. Six air force personnel were killed in the crash, along with one civilian who was hit by the debris.
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“The final moments preceding the crash, including if the IFF (Identity, Friend or Foe) systems were switched on or not, are being carefully looked at to determine what went wrong,” ET reported. Their sources say that it is well within the realm of possibility that a malfunction could have resulted in the targeting systems mistaking the helicopter for a low-flying unmanned attack vehicle. Eyewitnesses also heard a “loud explosion” in the air at the time the chopper went down.
The sturdy $17 million Mi-17 V5 helicopter has not been prone to any serious technical failures. The equipment is also fairly new, the first of the choppers entered into service in 2012.
Aside from looking into possible technical malfunctions with the Israeli-made missile, “highly placed sources” among the air force told ET they are also investigating if any personnel may have been responsible, threatening a possible court martial over the fatal mishap.
The alleged cross-border aerial assault took place a day after an Indian air raid on suspected terrorist infrastructure in Pakistani territory. India has long accused Pakistan of harboring militants from the terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), who they blame for a car-bombing which killed 44 members of the Central Reserve Police Force earlier in the year.
Islamabad denies that JeM has any infrastructure set up in the areas New Delhi has indicated as possible terrorist training-camp locations, even offering to allow Indian officials to inspect suspected sites themselves.
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‘Hit by our own missile’: Indian air force chief says downed helicopter’s friend-or-foe system was off during clash with Pakistan
5 Oct, 2019 00:45 / Updated 0 seconds ago
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FILE PHOTO: The wreckage of an Indian Air Force helicopter after it crashed in Budgam district in Kashmir. © Reuters / Danish Ismail
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New Delhi’s air force chief has confirmed that an Indian helicopter was brought down by one of the country’s own missiles during a skirmish with Pakistan back in February, when the two sides clashed in the skies over Kashmir.
The country’s newly appointed Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Bhadauria has offered the first official ‘mea culpa’ on Friday following a probe into the friendly fire mishap, which killed 6 air force personnel and one civilian on the ground in Kashmir’s Budgam district.
“We admit that it was a big mistake and necessary steps have been taken so that such incident does not recur,” the air chief added.
Also on rt.com India blew up its own helicopter while trying to target Pakistani jets, killing 7 – report
The ill-fated Mi-17 V5 helicopter was shot down as New Delhi was repelling a Pakistani air assault that followed Indian strikes on a terrorist training camp in Balakot, Pakistan. Just 10 minutes into its mission the chopper was recalled to its base in Srinagar due to dog fight in the area, but was mistaken for an enemy craft on its way back and brought down with a surface-to-air missile.
Two senior officers were disciplined for their role in the February 27 accident, while four others face “administrative action” as a result of a Court of Inquiry probe which found “vital gaps” in communications and violations of operating procedures. The probe found that the helicopter’s Friend-or-Foe identification system had been switched off, creating confusion for Indian personnel on the ground.
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India blew up its own helicopter while trying to target Pakistani jets, killing 7 – report
29 Mar, 2019 13:17 / Updated 6 months ago
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An Indian soldier next to the wreckage of Indian Air Force's helicopter in Kashmir February 27, 2019 © Reuters/Danish Ismail
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In a scene that could have come right out of ‘Top Gun’, India seems to have knocked its own helicopter out of the sky with a missile aimed at intruding Pakistani jets, according to media reports.
A little over a month after Indian authorities claimed that 25 Pakistani fighter jets were detected attempting to breach Indian airspace, sources say a defensive missile fired during the incident may have seriously missed its mark.
India’s Economic Times (ET) reports that the missile was fired shortly before an Mi-17 V5 helicopter on a routine mission crashed, leading to speculation that India accidently destroyed its own aircraft. Six air force personnel were killed in the crash, along with one civilian who was hit by the debris.
Read more
Pakistan deploys Chinese air defense systems, more attack & surveillance drones at India’s border “The final moments preceding the crash, including if the IFF (Identity, Friend or Foe) systems were switched on or not, are being carefully looked at to determine what went wrong,” ET reported. Their sources say that it is well within the realm of possibility that a malfunction could have resulted in the targeting systems mistaking the helicopter for a low-flying unmanned attack vehicle. Eyewitnesses also heard a “loud explosion” in the air at the time the chopper went down.
The sturdy $17 million Mi-17 V5 helicopter has not been prone to any serious technical failures. The equipment is also fairly new, the first of the choppers entered into service in 2012.
Aside from looking into possible technical malfunctions with the Israeli-made missile, “highly placed sources” among the air force told ET they are also investigating if any personnel may have been responsible, threatening a possible court martial over the fatal mishap.
The alleged cross-border aerial assault took place a day after an Indian air raid on suspected terrorist infrastructure in Pakistani territory. India has long accused Pakistan of harboring militants from the terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), who they blame for a car-bombing which killed 44 members of the Central Reserve Police Force earlier in the year.
Islamabad denies that JeM has any infrastructure set up in the areas New Delhi has indicated as possible terrorist training-camp locations, even offering to allow Indian officials to inspect suspected sites themselves.
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