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2 pilots killed in Indian fighter jet crash
NEW DELHI (AP) — An Indian fighter jet crashed during a training flight in the northeast, killing its two pilots, the Indian air force said Friday.
The two-seater long-range Sukhoi fighter jet crashed in Assam state’s Karbi Anglong district after it took off from an airbase late Thursday, IAF said in a statement.
Officials were investigating the cause of the crash.
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said he was “deeply saddened” by the loss of the two pilots.
The Russian-designed Su-30MKI is produced under license by India’s state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. The Indian air force operates over 260 of them.
India has had other crashes of the jet in June 2024 and January 2023.
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