According to foreign media reports, on the morning of July 13, local time, people in Manang Town, Rakhine State, Myanmar discovered an unexploded torpedo on a nearby beach, triggering a panic among the local people. The police immediately handed the torpedo to the Myanmar military. After careful identification, it was confirmed that the torpedo came from the Indian Navy. The Myanmar military has currently launched an investigation into the matter. As for why the Indian Navy's torpedoes appeared in Myanmar, military experts said that it was most likely caused by accidental firing.
It is reported that the Rakhine State where the Indian Navy torpedo was discovered this time is located in western Myanmar, close to the Bay of Bengal and across the sea from the Andaman Islands of India. The Bay of Bengal is the sea area with the most frequent military activities of the Indian Navy. It often holds maritime military exercises in this area and conducts test firings of torpedoes, anti-ship missiles and anti-submarine missiles . Military experts said that once the Indian Navy accidentally fires the torpedo, it is very likely that the torpedo will fall into Myanmar. This is not a baseless conjecture by military experts, but because the Indian army has a "record" before.
In March this year, the Indian Air Force used Su-30MKI fighter jets to test-fire a "BrahMos" supersonic anti-ship missile. As a result, the missile accidentally fell into the territory of neighboring Pakistan . Fortunately, , the missile caused no casualties. After the incident, the Pakistani military and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs jointly lodged a protest with India. Pakistan believed that India's move could easily cause tension between the two countries and even lead to a military conflict.
After Pakistan protested, the Indian military immediately conducted an investigation into the matter. After an investigation, the Indian military declared in a statement that the accidental missile launch was purely accidental and that the logistics personnel were careless during the missile maintenance process. The technical failure was not discovered in time, leading to the accident. The Indian military immediately ordered all services to conduct comprehensive inspections of the weapons and equipment prepared for testing to ensure that similar incidents will not happen again.
However, judging from the discovery of an Indian Navy torpedo in Myanmar, the Indian military did not reflect on the last accident, nor did it seriously investigate the risks. Military experts said that the Indian army's combat readiness is notoriously poor, and similar incidents are expected. In addition, these incidents also reflect the fact that India's weapons and equipment are extremely unreliable, which is well known to everyone.
Military experts said that accidental firing of weapons and equipment is not a small problem. Although these two accidental firings did not cause casualties, no one can guarantee that the next accidental firing will not hurt people. If the accidental firing is a missile carrying the nuclear warhead The missiles will land in densely populated big cities, and the consequences will be disastrous. Military experts said that if the Indian military does not solve this problem, it will face great political and military risks.
