The "Glorious" fighter plane crashed again and again. According to Indian media reports on the 23rd,A Tejas fighter jet of the Indian Air Force crashed while landing after a training mission.The pilot ejected safely, but the aircraft was severely damaged. Sources said that the fighter jet was landing after a training flight. The aircraft was seriously damaged in the accident and was likely to be scrapped, but the pilot survived and was not seriously injured.
According to reports, this is the third major crash of the "Tejas" fighter jet in recent years.
On November 21 last year, local time, on the last day of the 2025 Dubai Air Show in the United Arab Emirates, an Indian-made "Tejas" fighter jet crashed during the flight show, and thick smoke ignited at the scene. The pilot died unfortunately, and subsequent flight performances were temporarily suspended.
Public information shows that the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) is India's first domestically produced light multi-role fighter. It was jointly developed by the Indian Aeronautical Development Authority (ADA) and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). The project was established in 1983, first flew in 2001, and officially entered service in 2015 to replace the old MiG-21 and compete with Pakistan's F-16.
The Tejas fighter lasted 32 years from project establishment to service, costing approximately US$1.77 billion, creating the longest development cycle for a third-generation aircraft in the world.
