Highlights
- MiG 29K fighter aircraft came down while it was on a routine sortie
- The aircraft developed a technical malfunction while returning to base
- A Board of Inquiry (BoI) has been ordered to investigate the cause of the incident
MiG 29K fighter aircraft crashed over the sea off the Goa coast on Wednesday. According to the details, the MiG 29K fighter aircraft came down while it was on a routine sortie.
The aircraft developed a technical malfunction while returning to base.
The pilot of the aircraft ejected safely and is said to be in stable condition, the Indian Navy said.
A swift search and rescue operation was launched soon after the incident.
Meanwhile, a Board of Inquiry (BoI) has been ordered to investigate the cause of the incident.
The Indian Navy is the world's only operator of the MiG-29K fighter aircraft acquired from Russia along with Admiral Gorshkov renamed INS Vikramaditya in India.
The safety record of the MiG-29Ks has not been very good.
The force is now looking at the procurement of 25-26 foreign fighter aircraft for operations from the aircraft carrier INS Vikrant commissioned recently by the Prime Minister in Kochi.
The MiG-29s are deployed in Goa at the naval base INS Hansa.
(With inputs from ANI)
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