Indian Air Force lost twenty aircraft, including 15 fighter jets and helicopters in crashes since 2016.
Indian Minister of State for Defence, Shripad Naik in a written reply in Lok Sabha said that the quantum of provisional losses in eleven cases of crashes was approximately five hundred twenty five crore rupees.
He said in 2016-17 six Indian Air Force fighter jets, two helicopters, one transport aircraft and one trainer crashed, while in 2017-18, the air force lost two fighter jets and one trainer aircraft in crashes.
The number rose sharply in 2018-19 with the Indian Air Force losing seven fighter jets, two helicopters and two trainers.