A MiG-29K fighter of the Indian Navy crashed on Wednesday morning while on a routine sortie over the sea off Goa coast after it developed a technical malfunction while returning to base.
“The pilot ejected safely and has been recovered in a swift search and rescue operation. The pilot is reported to be in stable condition,” the Navy said in a statement. A Board of Inquiry (BoI) has been ordered to investigate the cause of the incident.
India contracted 45 MiG-29Ks from Russia which are based in Goa and operate off the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya and soon from the indigenous carrier INS Vikrant.
