The pilot ejected safely and a court of inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the accident, the IAF said in a brief statement.
The crash took place around 100 km from the Pokhran desert in Rajasthan where a mega war game ‘Bharat Shakti’ witnessed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and top military brass was underway.
The jet, belonging to the IAF’s No 18 squadron or ‘Flying Bullets’, showcased its operational prowess along with two other Tejas aircraft in the war game, military sources said adding the aircraft was returning after flying in a formation.
It is learnt that the aircraft was on its way back to the Jaisalmer air base.
“A Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas of the Indian Air Force crashed near Jaisalmer today during an operational training sortie. The pilot ejected safely,” the IAF said.
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