September 29, 2020
This has been established
We admit that," Chief of Air Staff Bhadauria said. Despite being in touch with
the ATC, the helicopter was hit by missiles as the weapon operators thought it
was an unmanned aircraft.The IFF helps air defence radar identify whether an
aircraft or helicopter is friendly or hostile. According to sources, the
investigation report said that the "Identification of Friend or Foe" (IFF)
system on-board the helicopter was switched off and there was a "vital gap" in
communication and co-ordination between the ground staff and the crew of the
chopper.
This has been established. We are in full grip of the issue.Air Chief
Bhadauria added that the court of inquiry on the incident has just recently been
completed.He said that IAF has taken administrative action against two officers
and disciplinary action will also be taken in the future as per process.. This
was a mistake, a big mistake. "It is a priority.The helicopter was hit by the
missile when it was approaching the airbase and was in contact with air traffic
control (ATC).Earlier media reports that IAF’s air defence missile had shot down
Mi-17 helicopter in Budgam in the Kashmir Valley minutes after Pakistan Air
Force fighter aircraft had entered Indian air space on February 27 were mostly
based on sources."The helicopter was hit by our own missile. Something failed
and there was an un-commanded movement.Pakistan Air Force (PAF) had entered the
Indian air space near Nowshera to bomb militarily installations in retaliation
to airstrikes carried out by IAF at terror camps in Balakot."Necessary steps
have been taken that these things are not repeated," he said.The incident had
resulted in the death of seven people, including six IAF personnel on board the
chopper and a civilian on the ground. We are waiting for some inputs from OEM
(Original Equipment Manufacturer)," he added. Air Chief Bhadauria said that
those who were killed on the chopper will be treated as battle casualty and
awards will be given to the family of those killed.Speaking about the Mirage
2000 crash in Bengaluru in February, in which two test pilots were killed, the
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The Mi-17 V-5 chopper had crashed within 10 minutes of taking off, as Pakistan
Air Force and IAF aircraft were involved in a dogfight.New Delhi: Air Chief
Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria on Friday officially admitted for the first
time that an Indian Air Force missile had shot down its own Mi-17 helicopter in
Kashmir on February 27, calling it a "big mistake"
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