Maldives admits no pilots can fly aircraft donated by New Delhi after Indian soldiers leave

Days after 76 Indian defense personnel left the island country at the request of Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu, Defense Minister Ghassan Maumoon, confessed that the Maldives military still lacked pilots qualified to fly three aircraft given by India.

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During a press conference on Saturday (May 11) at the President’s Office, Ghassan Maumoon gave a briefing to the media about the withdrawal of Indian soldiers who were stationed in the Maldives to operate two helicopters and a Dornier aircraft, and…