Times of Islamabad

Indian Navy Fighter Jet crashes in Arabian Sea, Pilot missing

Indian Navy Fighter Jet crashes in Arabian Sea, Pilot missing

NEW DELHI – The Indian Navy’s trainer aircraft MiG-29K crashed into the seaon Thursday after which one pilot has gone missing while the other has beenrescued, officials said.

As per the details, the naval force confirmed that the accident occurred at5 pm on Thursday.

A probe has been ordered to investigate the incident, Navy officials said,adding that more details about the crash are awaited.

The officials said, the jet had taken off from India’s only aircraftcarrier INS Vikramaditya. MiG-29K operates from the deck of INSVikramaditya, which had taken part in the recent Malabar naval drillsinvolving the Quad navies of US, Australia, India and Japan in the northernArabian sea.