New Delhi, March 6 Two pilots were killed in the crash of a Su-30 MKI fighter jet in Assam's Karbi Anglong district, the IAF said on Friday.
The Su-30MKI, which was on a training mission, crashed in the Karbi Anglong area, approximately 60 km from Jorhat, on Thursday, the Indian Air Force (IAF) said in a brief statement.
"The IAF acknowledges the loss of Squadron Leader Anuj and Flight Lieutenant Purvesh Duragkar, who sustained fatal injuries in the Su-30 crash. All personnel of the IAF express sincere condolences, and stand firmly with the bereaved family in this time of grief," the IAF said in a post on X.
The Su-30MKI is a two-seater, multirole, long-range fighter jet developed by the Russian aircraft manufacturer Sukhoi. It is now being manufactured under license by HAL for the IAF.
The IAF operates a fleet of over 260 Su-30MKI jets.
A Sukhoi fighter plane crashed in the Nashik district of Maharashtra in June 2024. Another Sukhoi-30 jet crashed in January 2023, after taking off from the Gwalior airbase.