DUBAI: An Indian home-produced Tejas fighter jet crashed on the Dubai Air Present throughout an aerial show on Friday (Nov 21), killing its pilot, the Indian Air Pressure mentioned.
The fighter was flying at a low altitude at round 2.15pm (6.15pm, Singapore time) earlier than coming down in a ball of fireplace, in accordance with a witness. Footage from the positioning confirmed black smoke rising behind a fenced airstrip.
“A courtroom of inquiry is being constituted, to determine the reason for the accident,” the IAF mentioned in an announcement.
That is the second recognized crash of the fighter jet, which is powered by Basic Electrical engines and is essential for India’s efforts to modernise its air drive fleet of primarily Russian and ex-Soviet fighters. The primary crash was throughout an train in India in 2024.
Dubai’s authorities shared {a photograph} of firefighting groups dousing a smouldering wreckage. It mentioned emergency groups have been managing the scenario on-site.
The crash occurred over the past day of the air present, the Center East’s largest aviation occasion, which began on Monday.
