It added that a court of inquiry is being constituted to ascertain the cause of the accident.

India’s Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Anil Chauhan, along with all ranks of the Indian Armed Forces, has expressed deep regret over the demise of the pilot in the IAF Tejas aircraft crash that occurred this afternoon at around 2:10 p.m. (local time) during an aerial display in Dubai.

Confirming the fatal accident, the Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff, in a post on X, said, “General Anil Chauhan, CDS and all ranks of Indian Armed Forces deeply regret the incident in which an IAF Tejas aircraft met with an accident during an aerial display at Dubai Air Show, today. The pilot sustained fatal injuries in the accident. We deeply regret the loss of life and stand firmly with the bereaved

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