two indian air force Fighter planes crashed on Saturday after getting involved in mid clear air collision While on Southern exercises of The capital, New Delhi, and one Kill the pilot air force He said.
the crash Rossi participatesmade Sukhoi Su-30, with two pilots on board, and a French plane-built Mirage 2000, operated by a third company.
Both planes have been taken off in Morning from Gwalior air base, about 50 kilometers (30 miles) east of Where did they come from down.
The planes were on Routine practical flight training mission”,” country air force He said in statement, adding that one of All three pilots suffered fatal injuries.
An investigation was under way to determine cause of the crashHe. She added.
Police officer Dharminder Gaur told AFP from the scene of the crash That was another pilot found Alive but injured in Forests of Badargarh is about 300 km away.
“We have located the wreckage of one of The officer said: “It is possible that the other plane went down further from the site and we have been dispatched teams to determine its location.
Local authorities have been instructed to provide assistance with the air @forceRescue and relief work Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan tweeted.
“I pray to the pilots of planes are safe added.
the crash Do you latest in Series of Air accidents involving India military air fast.
Five army soldiers were killed last October when their helicopter crashes in Arunachal Pradesh state, near the country’s military and disputed border with China.
It was second military Chopper crash in That month, weeks after the Cheetah helicopter arrived down near town of tawang, killing its pilot.
Indian Defense Minister General Bipin Rawat was among the 13 people Killed when he was Russian-made A Mi-17 helicopter crashed while he was being transferred to a plane air force base in December 2021.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi government wrestle with urgent task of Reforming India’s outdated armed forces.
It military Establishment is a concern over Growing confirmation by China along its vast borders in the Himalayas, which in 2019 sparked a long-running diplomatic freeze after A deadly High-altitude confrontation between the forces of Both countries.
India unveiled a file first locally built Aircraft carrier last year as part of government efforts to build domestic defense industry and reduce Accreditation on Russia is, historically, the most important arms supplier.
attempt to repair military Staffing to trim down India’s bloated defense payrolls stalled last year After a backlash of ambitious soldiersand who Burnt train cars and clashes with police in fierce protests.