<p>Seven aircraft of the Indian Air Force have crashed in the last two years, the government said in Rajya Sabha on Monday.</p>.<p>Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt said this while replying to a question in the House.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/in-perspective/iaf-chopper-crash-let-it-be-probed-don-t-speculate-1060847.html" target="_blank">IAF chopper crash: Let it be probed, don’t speculate</a></strong></p>.<p>"A total of seven aircraft of the Air Force have crashed in the last two years, including the Mirage 2000 which crashed recently in Madhya Pradesh," he said.</p>.<p>The minister said every aircraft accident in the IAF is investigated by a Court of Inquiry (CoI) to ascertain the cause of the accident.</p>.<p>"The recommendations of the completed Court of Inquiry are implemented. Only after completion of the Court of Inquiry, the quantum of loss is finalised," he said.</p>.<p>Replying to a separate question, Bhatt said indigenously-developed Tejas aircraft is not being inducted as a replacement for MIG-21 fighter jets but as a part of the modernisation of the IAF.</p>.<p>He said an amount of Rs 6,653 crore was spent on the manufacturing of 24 Tejas jets till September 30.</p>.<p>Bhatt said 123 Tejas fighter aircraft are to be manufactured and that further production depends on the requirement of the services as well as possible exports.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read:<a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/explained-the-roles-and-powers-of-cds-the-chief-of-defence-staff-1061791.html" target="_blank"> Explained | The roles and powers of CDS, the Chief of Defence Staff</a></strong></p>.<p>Replying to another question on whether the government is planning to propose compulsory military training for youths, he said there is no such plan.</p>.<p>"Our armed forces have a large number of volunteers to draw upon and there is no problem in getting adequate numbers of volunteer recruits. All the able-bodied persons of the country, therefore, do not compulsorily need to be given military training," he said.</p>.<p>Asked about the AK-203 rifle contract with Russia, Bhatt said the first lot of 35,000 guns is required to be delivered within 10 months of making the advance payment to the Indo-Russian joint venture.</p>.<p>"The contract for procurement of quantity 6,01,427 Assault Rifles (AK-203) from Indo-Russian Rifles Private Limited (IRRPL) has been signed on December 6," the minister said.</p>.<p>"As per the contract, the first lot of quantity 35,000 rifles is required to be delivered by 10 months of the release of advance payment to IRRPL," he said.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH videos here:</strong></p>
<p>Seven aircraft of the Indian Air Force have crashed in the last two years, the government said in Rajya Sabha on Monday.</p>.<p>Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt said this while replying to a question in the House.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/in-perspective/iaf-chopper-crash-let-it-be-probed-don-t-speculate-1060847.html" target="_blank">IAF chopper crash: Let it be probed, don’t speculate</a></strong></p>.<p>"A total of seven aircraft of the Air Force have crashed in the last two years, including the Mirage 2000 which crashed recently in Madhya Pradesh," he said.</p>.<p>The minister said every aircraft accident in the IAF is investigated by a Court of Inquiry (CoI) to ascertain the cause of the accident.</p>.<p>"The recommendations of the completed Court of Inquiry are implemented. Only after completion of the Court of Inquiry, the quantum of loss is finalised," he said.</p>.<p>Replying to a separate question, Bhatt said indigenously-developed Tejas aircraft is not being inducted as a replacement for MIG-21 fighter jets but as a part of the modernisation of the IAF.</p>.<p>He said an amount of Rs 6,653 crore was spent on the manufacturing of 24 Tejas jets till September 30.</p>.<p>Bhatt said 123 Tejas fighter aircraft are to be manufactured and that further production depends on the requirement of the services as well as possible exports.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read:<a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/explained-the-roles-and-powers-of-cds-the-chief-of-defence-staff-1061791.html" target="_blank"> Explained | The roles and powers of CDS, the Chief of Defence Staff</a></strong></p>.<p>Replying to another question on whether the government is planning to propose compulsory military training for youths, he said there is no such plan.</p>.<p>"Our armed forces have a large number of volunteers to draw upon and there is no problem in getting adequate numbers of volunteer recruits. All the able-bodied persons of the country, therefore, do not compulsorily need to be given military training," he said.</p>.<p>Asked about the AK-203 rifle contract with Russia, Bhatt said the first lot of 35,000 guns is required to be delivered within 10 months of making the advance payment to the Indo-Russian joint venture.</p>.<p>"The contract for procurement of quantity 6,01,427 Assault Rifles (AK-203) from Indo-Russian Rifles Private Limited (IRRPL) has been signed on December 6," the minister said.</p>.<p>"As per the contract, the first lot of quantity 35,000 rifles is required to be delivered by 10 months of the release of advance payment to IRRPL," he said.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH videos here:</strong></p>