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]]> An Indian Air Force fighter pilot, Wing Commander Naman Syal, lost his life during a demonstration flight of the Tejas aircraft on the closing day of the Dubai Airshow 2025.

Wing Commander Naman Syal, Indian Air Force fighter pilot (file photo)

The Indian Air Force confirmed the incident and expressed deep regret over the loss of life

A court of inquiry has been ordered to determine the cause of the crash, which the Air Force described as an accident in its initial social media statement.

According to the IAF, the Tejas fighter went down during an aerial display at the airshow and the pilot suffered fatal injuries.

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Eyewitness accounts reported smoke and a loud explosion, prompting the temporary suspension of the event
Authorities in the United Arab Emirates stated that emergency and firefighting teams responded swiftly to contain the situation.

This marks the second peacetime incident involving a Tejas fighter, a 4 point 5 generation aircraft developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.

The first such incident occurred during an exercise in Rajasthan last year where the pilot survived.
The Tejas fleet includes both single seat and twin seat variants operated by the Indian Air Force and the Indian Navy, powered by an engine supplied by General Electric.

The crash in Dubai is also the fourth peacetime loss of an IAF aircraft in 2025. Pilots had managed to eject safely in earlier crashes in Haryana on March 7 and in Madhya Pradesh on February 25.

However, a paratrooper from the IAF skydiving team died after a crash landing during a demonstration in Uttar Pradesh on April 5.

Three training related crashes have taken place this year, including a two seat Jaguar accident in Gujarat on April 2 that resulted in one fatality and one injury.
A Mirage and two Jaguar crashes have been classified in the most severe category based on the extent of damage.

India has seen hundreds of military aircraft losses in peacetime over the last four decades, though analysts note that safety standards have improved.
According to a parliamentary committee report for 2024 to 2025, the accident rate for fighter jets has fallen from 0 point 93 between 2000 and 2005 to 0 point 27 between 2017 and 2022 and further to 0 point 20 between 2020 and 2024.
This figure represents accidents per 10,000 flying hours.

Contributing factors in past crashes include ageing platforms, human error in both aircrew and maintenance, technical failures, and natural challenges encountered in operational settings.
The committee also highlighted a shortfall in training aircraft, noting that the IAF had 238 basic, intermediate, and advanced trainers against an approved strength of 368, leaving a gap of 130 aircraft.

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]]> https://theedgemedia.in/iaf-pilot-dies-in-tejas-jet-crash-during-dubai-airshow-display/feed 0 IAF Tejas Fighter Jet Crashes During Dubai Air Show Display https://theedgemedia.in/iaf-tejas-dubai-air-show-crash https://theedgemedia.in/iaf-tejas-dubai-air-show-crash#respond Fri, 21 Nov 2025 13:00:08 +0000 https://theedgemedia.in/?p=27138 An Indian Air Force Tejas fighter jet crashed while performing an aerial display at the Dubai Air Show on Friday. The pilot lost his life in the incident, according to an official statement from the Indian Air Force. The Air Force has announced that a Court of Inquiry will investigate the circumstances leading to the […]

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]]> An Indian Air Force Tejas fighter jet crashed while performing an aerial display at the Dubai Air Show on Friday.

The pilot lost his life in the incident, according to an official statement from the Indian Air Force.

The Air Force has announced that a Court of Inquiry will investigate the circumstances leading to the crash.

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]]> https://theedgemedia.in/iaf-tejas-dubai-air-show-crash/feed 0 ‘Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl’: IAF Writes to CBFC Adressing The “Undue Negative Potrayal” https://theedgemedia.in/gunjan-saxena-the-kargil-girl-iaf-writes-to-cbfc-adressing-the-undue-negative-potrayal https://theedgemedia.in/gunjan-saxena-the-kargil-girl-iaf-writes-to-cbfc-adressing-the-undue-negative-potrayal#respond Wed, 12 Aug 2020 10:45:08 +0000 https://theedgemedia.in/?p=5308 The Indian Air Force has written to the Central Board of Film Certification complaining against its “undue negative portrayal” in the movie Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl’, which is scheduled for a release on Netflix today. The Air Force in its letter to the censor board, and sent to Netflix and Dharma Productions, has stated […]

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]]> The Indian Air Force has written to the Central Board of Film Certification complaining against its “undue negative portrayal” in the movie Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl’, which is scheduled for a release on Netflix today.

The Air Force in its letter to the censor board, and sent to Netflix and Dharma Productions, has stated that as per initial understanding, “Dharma Productions had agreed to represent Indian Air Force with authenticity and make all efforts to ensure that the film helps to inspire the next generation of IAF officers. “However, when the trailer of the movie was released recently, it was observed that “certain scenes and dialogues in the movie and its trailer, which was forwarded to this office for viewing, have been found to portray the IAF in an undue negative light.”

The letter written by the IAF and accessed by ANI, read “In the aim to glorify the screen character of ‘Ex-Fit Lt Gunjan Saxena’, M/s Dharma Productions presented some situations that are misleading and portray an inappropriate work culture especially against women in the IAF.

“The story of the Dharma Productions movie is based on the first Indian Air Force woman pilot who was part of the 1999 Kargil conflict.
Saxena, who is one of the first female pilots to fly in combat, played an important role in rescuing injured soldiers during the Kargil War in 1999 and was awarded the gallantry Shaurya Vir Award for displaying courage during the war.In the communication, the Air Force said that as a service, it has ensured “that the organisation is gender neutral and has always provided an equal opportunity to both male and women personnel.”

IAF has also annexed the summary of the scenes and dialogues of the script, which are considered objectionable due to the presentation of incorrect gender bias with the letter.

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