2 Indian Air Force pilots killed in fighter jet crash
10:10, 6 March 2026
Two pilots of the Indian Air Force (IAF) were killed when the Sukhoi Su-30 MKI fighter jet they were flying crashed in the country's northeastern state of Assam on Thursday night, the IAF confirmed on Friday, Xinhua reports.
The two-seater fighter jet had crashed in Assam's Karbi Anglong district while on a training mission.
It took off on Thursday evening from Assam's Jorhat airbase.
Previously, it was reported a fighter jet belonging to the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed at the Dubai Air Show on November 21, resulting in the pilot's death.