India's general election has come to an end, and according to vote counts, incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been re-elected. According to Indian media reports, Modi is ready to start a third term as prime minister, during which a very important event is to develop India's manufacturing industry and compete with China. As soon as the words fell, Modi was hit head-on. According to Indian media reports, on the afternoon of June 4, local time, a Su-30MKI fighter of the Indian Air Force accidentally crashed near a farm while performing a training mission in Maharashtra in western India.
It is reported that this is the 13th Su-30MKI crashed by the Indian Air Force, and the Indian Air Force is currently equipped with more than 250 Su-30MKI. In addition, according to the Indian media, the crashed Su-30MKI, which had been overhauled at Stan Airlines, seems to be a "problem fighter" and a "criminal record". As we all know, Indian fighter jets are notoriously problematic, and many crashes are related to mechanical failures, and the incidence of mechanical failures is linked to the quality of fighters. Among them, the fighter planes that have been repaired by Stan Air are even more known as "widow machines", and it is reported that all fighters that have been repaired by Stan Air can hardly escape the fate of plane crashes.
The fighter plane crashed, the pilot was killed, and the pilot's lover turned into a widow, which is the origin of the name "widow making machine". Behind the frequent crashes of Indian fighter jets is India's unreliable manufacturing industry. Take the crashed Su-30MKI as an example, this fighter was originally imported by India from Russia, and the first few batches were produced in Russia, and then Stan Airlines introduced a production line and obtained a production license, so the Su-30MKI became a "domestic machine" in India. The vast majority of the Su-30MKI currently equipped by the Indian Air Force is produced by Stan Aeronautics. Despite the realization of domestic production, the cost has decreased, but the quality of the Su-30MKI has shrunk.
In June 2018, a Su-30MKI that had just left the factory crashed, and the Indian Ministry of Defense investigated and confirmed that some of the core parts of the aircraft had serious quality problems. We all know that the production capacity and quality of fighter jets represent the overall strength of a country's manufacturing industry. The reason why India's weapons and equipment continue to have various problems is because the manufacturing industry is not up to standard. The main reason why China can create a fifth-generation stealth fighter J-20, and the workmanship and quality control are not inferior to the American F-22 and F-35, the main reason is that China's manufacturing industry is developed and complete, providing a solid foundation for the development of high-quality military products.
Perhaps Modi has now realized this problem, and if he wants to come up with high-quality military products and export them overseas, India must have a strong manufacturing industry, which is why Modi wants India's manufacturing industry to compete with China. However, it is not easy to achieve this goal, and it is difficult to catch up with China in terms of India's current manufacturing strength.