HERALD Feb 17, 2008: "UK to supply four Sea Harriers to Indian Navy" . These will enable the Navy to cannibalize them for spares for its Jump Jet squadron whose "flying has been restricted because of falling numbers". This means that flight training at Dabolim is not up to par. It might show up in crashes in future.
"Whitehall had also offered to locate a Harrier post-design service station in India to overhaul the Navy's Sea Harrier fighters." This means the maintenance, repair and overhaul of the jump jets is also in question. All in all, the signals surrounding the Sea Harrier operation are not very encouraging. We can only wish the Navy pilots who fly them all the best. The sooner the flight training role can be shifted out of Dabolim the better for Goa.