Indian pilots getting to be the most experienced in terms of ejections. This is a competency they can teach to other friendly air forces. . And with each wartime ejection comes a promotion to Vice Marshal.
I think this 'losses as part of combat' is about as idiotic as Rumsfeld's 'you go to war with the army you have, not the army you want' will count right up there.
And next phase after 'all pilots came home' is to send unarmed drones.
Indian air force says losses are part of combat but all pilots back home
By Reuters
May 11, 202510:36 AM EDTUpdated 2 hours ago
NEW DELHI, May 11 (Reuters) - The Indian Air Force said on Sunday that "losses are a part of combat" without giving details but added that all its pilots were back home after fighting with Pakistan this week, responding to a question on whether the force suffered losses.
A Pakistani military spokesperson told Reuters on Wednesday that five Indian aircraft had been shot down, but the claim was not confirmed by India.
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Also on Wednesday, four government sources in Indian Kashmir told Reuters that
three fighter jets crashed in the federal territory, hours after India said it struck nine Pakistani "terrorist infrastructure" sites across the border.
Reporting by Shivam Patel in New Delhi; Writing by Chris Thomas; Editing by YP Rajesh