IAF plane crash: Mirage 2000 fighter aircraft crashes in Madhya Pradesh

A twin-seater Mirage 2000 fighter aircraft crashed near Shivpuri in Madhya Pradesh, while it was on a routine training sortie on Thursday, according to defence officials.

A Court of Inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the crash.

Shivpuri SP, Aman Singh Rathore, confirmed the incident and stated that the pilots were safe.



Indian Air Force in a statement said, "A Mirage 2000 aircraft of the IAF crashed near Shivpuri (Gwalior), during a routine training sortie today, after encountering a system malfunction. Both the pilots ejected safely. An enquiry has been ordered by the IAF to ascertain the cause of the accident."