Indian Air Force loses contact with fighter jet

An Su-30 MKI fighter jet has not returned or made contact at its expected time after taking off from the northeast Indian state of Assam at 7:42pm local time (1412 GMT), the Indian Air Force (IAF) said in an X post on Thursday. “An IAF Su-30 MKI is reported overdue. The aircraft had taken off from Jorhat, Assam and was last in contact at 7.42pm. Further details are being ascertained. Search and rescue mission has been initiated,” the post said. The IAF has been bese...

By none@none.com (News Desk | Reuters)