{"id":42635,"date":"2026-03-05T18:04:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T18:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=42635"},"modified":"2026-03-05T18:04:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T18:04:27","slug":"indian-fighter-jet-goes-missing-in-assam-indian-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=42635","title":{"rendered":"Indian fighter jet goes missing in Assam: Indian media"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>An Indian Air Force (IAF) Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighter jet went missing from radar on Thursday while performing a sortie in the northeastern state of Assam, prompting an immediate search and rescue operation, Indian media reported.<\/p>\n<p>The Indian Air Force and the Indian defence ministry have not yet confirmed whether the aircraft has crashed. However, the defence public relations officer\u00a0in Guwahati stated that the aircraft went missing from radar, losing contact around 7pm during a routine mission over the Karbi Anglong district.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd3a\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3\u274c \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf3:<br \/>\nAn Indian Su-30MKI jet crashed in Assam, near the Chinese disputed border. Sources say it crashed due to Chinese EW. pic.twitter.com\/cQELKZTNTW<br \/>\n\u2014 Tactical Tribune (@TacticalTribun) March 5, 2026<\/p>\n<p>According to\u00a0Indian media, some local reports indicated that residents heard a loud explosion, raising concerns that the aircraft may have crashed. Authorities said the pilot of the aircraft remained\u00a0unaccounted for, and search and rescue teams had been deployed to locate the jet and determine the circumstances surrounding the incident.<\/p>\n<p>In June 2024, a Sukhoi Su-30MKI went missing in Maharashtra\u2019s Nashik district during a test flight. The aircraft later crashed near Shirasgaon village in Nifad tehsil, though both the pilot and co-pilot managed to eject safely.<\/p>\n<p>Also Read: &#8216;Flying coffins&#8217;: Indian MiG-21 crashes in Kashmir<\/p>\n<p>According to the Indian Air Force, the jet in the Nashik incident had been undergoing flight testing following an overhaul and crashed due to a technical malfunction. The pilot, Wing Commander Bokil, suffered minor injuries and was taken to the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited hospital for treatment.<\/p>\n<p>The Sukhoi Su-30MKI is a two-seat, twin-engine multirole fighter developed by Russia\u2019s Sukhoi and manufactured in India by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited. The aircraft forms the backbone of the Indian Air Force\u2019s combat fleet.<\/p>\n<p>Read More: Tejas crash dampens export hopes for Indian fighter jet<\/p>\n<p>With a range of around 3,000 kilometres and the capability to fire the BrahMos cruise missile, the Su-30MKI plays a key role in India\u2019s air superiority and strike operations.<\/p>\n<p>The Indian Air Force currently operates around 270 Su-30MKI aircraft and is planning a major modernisation programme known as \u201cSuper Sukhoi\u201d, which aims to upgrade the jets with AESA radar, improved avionics, advanced electronic warfare systems and enhanced weapon systems.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Indian Air Force (IAF) Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighter jet went missing from radar on Thursday while performing a sortie in the northeastern state of Assam, prompting an immediate search and rescue operation, Indian media reported. The Indian Air Force and the Indian defence ministry have not yet confirmed whether the aircraft has crashed. However, the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42635","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42635","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=42635"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42635\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=42635"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=42635"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=42635"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}