VIDEO: An Indian HAL Tejas fighter jet crashed during an aerial display at the Dubai Air Show

India’s Tejas fighter jet crashes at Dubai Airshow, pilot dies
The crash is the second recorded for the HAL Tejas, a key jet in India’s efforts to modernise its air force fleet.

An Indian-made fighter jet has gone down in flames at the Dubai Airshow, killing the pilot in the second known crash of the aircraft.

The HAL Tejas, a combat aircraft, crashed just after 2pm local time (10:00 GMT) on Friday during a demonstration for a crowd of spectators at Dubai World Central, where the last day of the airshow was under way.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11/21/indias-home-built-fighter-jet-tejas-crashes-at-dubai-air-show-pilot-dies

h/t Newsperson

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