Indian Air Force's Mirage 2000 Fighter Jet Crashes Near Shivpuri, Pilot Safe

New Delhi: A twin-seater Mirage 2000 fighter aircraft crashed near Shivpuri in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday while it was on a routine training sortie. Both pilots, fortunately,  ejected safely and no casualties have been reported.

Defence officials said that a Court of Inquiry is being ordered to ascertain the cause of the crash. 

Meanwhile, confirming the incident, the Indian Air Force (IAF) in a tweet 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."

A MiG-29 fighter jet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed near Agra during a routine training sortie in November 2024 due to a technical malfunction. The aircraft had taken off from Adampur in Punjab and was en route to Agra for an exercise when it encountered the glitch.

The pilot ejected safely after ensuring no damage to life or property on the ground. The IAF had then ordered an inquiry to determine the cause of the accident.