problems.

Before the Rafale jet deal, India spent three decades developing its own fighter. India’s air force is heavily reliant on Soviet-era MiG-21s that fall from the sky so often some call them “Flying Coffins.” More than 170 Indian Air Force pilots have been killed in MIG-21 accidents since 1970. These accidents have also resulted in the deaths of 40 civilians.

https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2018/04/indias-has-obsolete-army-and-air-force-is-still-using-flying-coffins-after-40-years-of-procurement-problems.html