You think IAF will allow their chief of staff to use an obsolete and old helo for his usage? How many excuse you want to find for India?No. V5 is like a putting a 7 inch TFT stereo on a Ford Model T. They just put some computer on them, and modern nav/comms, that's all.
Its like claiming US president airforce one B747 plane is obsolete. You think anybody will believe it?
They reap what they sow.Do you feel sorry for these guys or you enjoying their demise.
He loves to defend all China enemies with his absurd excuse.What have you been smoking? You give figures on the number of Mi17 crashes yet fail to state that the Mi17 is the most common operated medium weight heli in the world. PLAAF/ RUAF/ PAF/ IRGAF/ ETC many air forces in the world operate thousands of Mi17s, there are bound to be crashes especially amongst 3rd world nations/decades older models, yet India literally has purchased BRAND NEW MI17s in the last few years....