New Delhi: A domestically developed Tejas fighter jet of the Indian Air Force crashed while landing after a routine training sortie, officials confirmed.
According to Kashmir24, the Indian Air Force has ordered a high-level court of inquiry to ascertain the cause of the accident and has initiated a comprehensive technical inspection of the entire Tejas fleet.
The crashed aircraft was among the 32 single-seat Tejas jets delivered by state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited under the Light Combat Aircraft program. The incident comes at a time when the Air Force is already facing delays in the delivery of the upgraded Tejas Mark 1A variant, despite placing orders for 180 aircraft to strengthen its combat squadrons.
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