Pakistan, April 8 -- On April 2, 2025, the Indian Air Force (IAF) lost another Jaguar fighter jet in Jamnagar, Gujarat. The vintage Jaguar circa 1979 cost a young pilot his life, whereas the other surviving pilot is hospitalized. The father of the deceased pilot expressed pride in his son's sacrifice, but in reality, his son was flying a 45-year-old jet on a night training mission. This cannot be termed routine training in a professional and well-equipped air force.

This is the fourth fighter jet of the IAF to crash in 2025. Given that two IAF jets crashed on the same day in March 2025, the IAF pilots are needlessly and tragically losing their lives. From 2016 to 2019, 27 IAF aircraft crashed. In 2019 the IAF lost 11 planes and 20 pilots...