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Two IAF pilots killed in Su-30MKI crash during training mission in Assam

Indian Air Force confirms deaths of Squadron Leader Anuj and Flight Lieutenant Purvesh Duragkar after Su-30MKI fighter aircraft crashed in Assam's Karbi Anglong area

Two IAF pilots killed in Su-30MKI crash during training mission in Assam
Updated On : 06 Mar 2026 | 10:44 AM IST

2 pilots killed in crash of Sukhoi-30 fighter jet in Assam's Karbi Anglong

A Su-30 MKI fighter jet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed in Assam's Karbi Anglong district on Thursday. The IAF said the search operation for the aircraft is underway. There is no information on the pilots of the aircraft. The Su-30MKI, which was on a training mission, crashed in the area of Karbi Anglong, approximately 60 km from Jorhat, the IAF said in a brief statement. Search operations are underway, it said. Earlier, officials said the aircraft went missing shortly after taking off from the Jorhat airbase. Communication with the Russian-origin aircraft was lost at 7:42 pm, they had said. Su-30MKI is a two-seater multirole long-range fighter jet developed by Russian aircraft manufacturer Sukhoi. It is now built under licence by HAL for the Indian Air Force (IAF). The IAF operates a fleet of over 260 Su-30MKI jets. A Sukhoi fighter plane had crashed in the Nashik district of Maharashtra in June 2024. Another Sukhoi-30 jet had crashed in January 2023, after taking off fr

2 pilots killed in crash of Sukhoi-30 fighter jet in Assam's Karbi Anglong
Updated On : 06 Mar 2026 | 10:42 AM IST

2 IAF fighter jets Sukhoi-30, Mirage 2000 crash in MP; 1 in Rajasthan

Sukhoi-30 had two pilots onboard and the Mirage 2000 aircraft had one. One pilot killed in Morena crash

2 IAF fighter jets Sukhoi-30, Mirage 2000 crash in MP; 1 in Rajasthan
Updated On : 28 Jan 2023 | 2:40 PM IST
Sukhoi aircraft crashes in paddy field near Tezpur, pilots eject safely
Updated On : 08 Aug 2019 | 11:32 PM IST

Rescue team finds a black box of crashed Sukhoi 30 aircraft

The IAF fighter aircraft went missing from near the India-China border in Assam on Tuesday

Rescue team finds a black box of crashed Sukhoi 30 aircraft
Updated On : 28 May 2017 | 8:20 PM IST