These C-130 are complicated planes to fly which needs high degree of Air Force pilot skills. Indian Air Force should stick with simpler Russian ones.

@Zak: Thank you for your valued comment. Please ask dawn to change picture. given picture is of C-17 globemaster not C130 Herculese

The plane in the picture above isnt a C-130J Super Hercules rather its a C-17 Globemaster.

@Zak: Very soon India's main fighter jet is going to be 5th gen, Sukhoi PAK t-50, which is arguably much better than american F-22 Raptor. Lets meet up in a dog fight in the skies some day, we will see who got the skills. Looking forward to that.

@Zak: Sure Sir.

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It requires a highly skilled performance to crash a C-130 Hercules, which has the lowest accident rate in the world in military transport aircraft's category.

@ajaath: It is C130J Hercules as it has propellers attached. Nonetheless, Zak should note that planes are always a complicated objects to fly and this was not the first accident of C130. Before this Pak's own Zia died in one C130 crash. Besides, many C130's crashed during Vietnam war. They were all accidents and we really feel sorry for the people who have died in crashes. And it is one of the C130J which we lost but I am sure we are going to compensate for this loss by adding many more tactical airplanes to our fleet.

@ajaath: Don't blame Dawn. This is definitely C-130 series aircraft. One can easily make out from the turbo-prop propeller engines. C-17 Globemaster is a jet engine airplane and much bigger in size. You still have to know your equipment well before learning to fly these machines.

@ajaath: It is C130 not globe master. Picture is correct one.

@Muhammad Yasir Younus: No it is not sir...lol

India has lost more planes to crashes during peace time rather than during wars. There are several reasons for it including lack of training and poor maintenance of planes especially the Russian ones which requires lots of maintenance. This is one of the reason why Russian planes are hardly used by civilians airlines anywhere even in Russia! In recent times India few submarines in a matter of months forcing the Chief of Navy to resign. Too much bureaucracy, kick backs etc are ruining the force which the armed forces declines to accept

Indian military has always deceived its citizenry with false sense of security. India's ability to produce indigenous weapons is more or less zero. A complete overhaul of defence policies and procurements is the need of the hour. Otherwise, India will surrender meekly even to minnows like pakistan or srilankan army or to whatever.

In December 1971, IAF gained complete superiority of East Pakistan (Bangladesh) sky within 3 days of war and saved millions of Bengali lives from killing-torture.

I am happy to see very sensible and informative comments by Pakistani and Indian Boths, in contrast to dirts seen on the blogs of other newspapers. Please keep it up.

It is sad and tragic accident. Lets not fight and boast over death of some. It can happen anywhere and to anyone. Believe me Europe fought for hundreds of years and then the figured it out that war is no solution.

US is making fool of India Pakistan. they are making good business with the tension between India Pakistan and will not allow the matter to be settle down. US provide military equipment to both the countries and making good amount of dollars as this is their bread and butter. This aircraft was provided by US just few months back..and surely they will not take the responsibility but they will blame pilots fault. Villagers saw the smoke from the plane before it came down so definitely this was issue with the aircraft not pilots. Ask the citizens of both countries what they want...they want peaceful life. But for more than 60 years governments from both side has brainwashed the minds of citizens.

@Ajay : If you say so, but it has crashed in every test flight and if past history is anything to go by, I would advise, keep what you have otherwise you will many more if you try take on the best- PAF. Btw, read AK Anthony report to Indian parliament, India lost half of its 856 fighters by crashes and lost 171 pilots. What more can I say.

@Manish: Silly comment, Zia's plane was sabotaged with odorless gas placed in the cockpit, which incapacitated the pilots. It was not technical failure or pilot error.

@jen: Minnows Pakistan have hammered India all the time.

@Ajay : We already met in the sky in 1965 war when our pilots destroyed 5 Indian fighters in less then a minute and recorded ace in air to air combat.

@Ajay : i guess you guys for get M.M Alam....

@Manish: zia plane was Planed accident by U.S.A.

@Jay: Well jay, Pakistan lost the complete Air Combat in the 1965 and 1971, as India with Russian planes took the war to Pakistani Air Zone.