Shooting down of Mi­17 was a big mistake, admits IAF chief

Why is in news?
  • The Indian Air Force (IAF) Mi­17 helicopter crash on February 27 in Kashmir was caused by friendly fire and was a “big mistake”, Air Chief Marshal (ACM) R.K.S. Bhadauria said on Friday.
More in news
  • The crash claimed thelives of all six personnel onboard and one civilian onthe ground.
  • “The Court ofInquiry (CoI) into the accident completed its work lastweek. Disciplinary actionwill be taken against two officers involved in the crash,”said ACM Bhadauria.
  • The CoIconfirmed that it was shot by the Israeli­originground­basedSpydersurface­to­air missile system ofthe IAF
Source
The Hindu
Posted by Jawwad Kazi on 5th Oct 2019
<< Previous Next >>