The wreckage Su-30MKI and Mirage 2000 fighter planes which crashed during an exercise, at Pagadgarh in Morena district on January 28, 2023.
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Two Indian Air Force (IAF) fighter jets, a Sukhoi-30MKI and a Mirage-2000, have crashed near Morena in Madhya Pradesh during an exercise on January 28. Further details are awaited, as search and rescue efforts are underway.
“Defence Minister Rajnath Singh was briefed by the Chief of Air Staff on the crash of two aircraft of IAF. The Minister enquired about the well-being of the IAF pilots and is monitoring the developments closely,” Defence Ministry sources said.
Both the Su-30 pilots have been recovered, it has been learnt, while the status of the Mirage pilot is not known yet.
Gwalior air base is home to IAF’s Mirage fleet as well as the premier training establishment, Tactics and Air Combat Development Establishment (TACDE).