2 IAF fighter planes crash after ‘mid-air collision’ in Madhya Pradesh’s Morena
New Delhi, January 28
Two fighter jets of the Indian Air Force crashed following a suspected mid-air collision near Morena in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday.
The two jets, a Russian-origin Sukhoi 30 MKI and a French-origin Mirage 2000 had taken off from Gwalior in the morning and were part of an exercise.
The Sukhoi was being flown by two pilots while the Mirage had one pilot.
The IAF has ordered an inquiry.
An IAF official said the details would be shared once the ground situation is assessed.
The fate of the pilots is not known so far.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh was briefed by IAF chief Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari on the crash. Singh enquired about the well-being of the IAF pilots and is monitoring the developments closely.
