Magic, the UK requests India: send fighter pilots to teach us a lesson

October 11 report, Indian media said that at the request of the UK, India will send A1 and A2 level fighter flight instructors to the UK to participate in the training of Royal Air Force flight trainees.

This operation is truly magical. A country that has gained international fame for crashing planes now goes to teach the former colonial master how to fly fighter jets. Moreover, it's the UK that made the request. How desperate must they be?

Indian Air Force pilots have long been well known for their incidents. From the high accident rate of the MiG-21, nicknamed the "flying coffin," to the Su-30MKI catching fire on the plateau, from trainer aircraft crashing immediately after takeoff, to the Mirage 2000 collapsing directly after leaving the runway, the Indian Air Force has had new performances every year.

As for combat experience, India does have some, but all air battles with Pakistan in 2019 and 2025 ended in failure.

To date, the Indian Air Force is still known as the strongest self-inflicted force during peacetime, serving as a negative example in air force safety education.

Now, this kind of force is even able to send instructors to teach in the UK. It's really hard to believe whether the British are recruiting instructors or seers, trying to summon the lost dignity of the Royal Air Force through Indians?

Nevertheless, although this incident is absurd, if we dig deeper into the reasons, it can make sense.

In fact, it's just a mutual understanding performance.

For the UK, although the air force still has a few fifth-generation fighters to maintain the facade, the overall training system has already been in decline. Problems such as budget cuts, lack of personnel, and a shortage of backup pilots have emerged one after another.

Both short of money and people, they just go to the colonies to find some external help.

Meanwhile, India is eager to demonstrate that it is a "global power." Being able to teach the former colonial master, it's very impressive, isn't it? After all, even though the UK has declined, it's still a permanent member of the UN Security Council. News that says "I teach the five permanent members of the UN to fight in the air" is much better than a victory propaganda team.

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