Indian Fighter Jet Missing in Region Claimed by China
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An Indian Air Force (IAF) Sukhoi Su-30 fighter aircraft.
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An Indian fighter jet has gone missing near the India-China border after taking off from an air force base in northeastern India, according to an Indian Air Force official.
The Sukhoi SU-30 aircraft had taken off on a routine training mission when radar and radio contact was lost roughly 60 kilometers north of an air force base in Tezpur, the official said, declining to be named. Contact has yet to be established with the aircraft, this person said.