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A Su-30 fighter jet of the Indian Air Force has gone missing near China border after taking off from Tezpur

Russian Aviaton » Tuesday May 23, 2017 13:24 MSK
Su-30MKI | © Eddie Maloney / wikimedia

An Indian Air Force Sukhoi-30MKI jet went missing today after taking off from the Tezpur base camp in Assam, sources said. According to official sources, the Su-30MKI aircraft took off from Tezpur today on a routine training mission but lost radar and radio contact around 60 km north of Tezpur, IndiaToday reported.

Tezpur Air force station is located 172 km from the China border.

According to reports, the region was witnessing bad weather when the multi-role fighter jet lost control with the ground control. The jet made last contact with ground support at about 11.30 am when it was around 60 km from Tezpur air force station.