Indian Air Force officials told international media that the fighter jet was deployed to HAL for overhaul and testing purposes.
NEW DELHI: An Indian Air Force fighter jet crashed in the western state of Maharashtra on Tuesday. Both the pilots were safe in the incident.
As per the reports, the Sukhoi Su-30 MKI fighter jet crashed in the Nashik area where it caught fire.
The fighter jet crashed during a test flight, India’s state-run defense company Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) wrote on X.
“A technical fault was reported by the pilots. The exact cause will be known only after a detailed investigation,” it said.
Indian Air Force officials told international media that the fighter jet was deployed to HAL for overhaul and testing purposes.
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In December last year, an Indian Air Force training aircraft, a Pilatus PC 7 Mk II, crashed in Telangana, killing two officers.
The jet took a routine training flight from AFA, Hyderabad but crashed and both pilots on board were fatally injured.
