Two pilots of the Indian Air Force (IAF) were killed after a Su-30MKI fighter jet crashed in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district during a training sortie, the force confirmed on Friday. The aircraft had gone missing shortly after taking off from the Jorhat airbase on Thursday evening before the crash was confirmed hours later. "All personnel of the IAF express sincere condolences, and stand firmly with the bereaved family in this time of grief," it said. At approximately 1 am on Friday, the IAF confirmed that the Su-30MKI had crashed in the Karbi Anglong area, around 60 km from Jorhat. The Su-30MKI is a two-seater multirole long-range fighter jet developed by Russian aircraft manufacturer Sukhoi and built under licence in India by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) for the IAF.

Source: The Telegraph March 06, 2026 15:25 UTC