This time, such a scene was seen in the Dubai Air Show, which no one present there had even imagined. India’s indigenous light combat aircraft LCA Tejas was showing its exciting demo flight when suddenly it lost control. Thousands of spectators were looking towards the sky, when Tejas took a sharp turn and within a few moments, it started losing its balance. Within no time the plane started falling downwards and collided directly with the ground.

The collision was so strong that a huge plume of black smoke rose over Al Maktoum International Airport. People got scared. There was chaos in the program and the security team immediately reached the spot. Immediately after the accident, air show security personnel and emergency teams reached the spot. Airport officials started investigation to find out the reason for the incident. This accident, which happened in Dubai in the presence of so many spectators, is raising many questions. In such a situation, let us know when Tejas has become a victim of accidents before Dubai.

specialty of tejas

Tejas is a light, single-seater fighter jet made in India. It also has a twin-seater trainer version, which is operated by both the Indian Air Force and Navy. Its technical demo (TD-1) was first flown in 2001. Later in 2016, its series production version (SP-2) was successfully flown. Tejas has been designed as a 4.5-generation fighter aircraft, which can perform well from air missions to ground operations. It is considered to be the lightest and smallest aircraft in its class, and the heavy use of composite materials in its structure makes it agile. The first Tejas squadron of the Indian Air Force was named Flying Daggers (No. 45).

How many Tejas victims of accidents before Dubai?

Before the recent accident at the Dubai Air Show, Tejas aircraft had a very short and safe accident history. Tejas flew for the first time in 2001 and after that, no case of any accident of this aircraft was reported for 23 years. That is, from 2001 to March 2024, Tejas flights were considered almost completely safe. The only case of accident before this was on March 12, 2024, when Tejas aircraft crashed during an operational training flight in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The pilot survived that accident, but died in Dubai.

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Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, while giving a speech at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Friday (26 September), claimed that the Pakistani Air Force killed 7 Indian fighter jets in a military conflict with India this year and made them ‘junk’.

Shahbaz Sharif praised his pilots

Shahbaz Sharif, praising his pilots, called him a ‘hawk’ and said that our Falcons flew and dropped 7 Indian aircraft. However, Pakistan has been claiming to drop 5 aircraft of the Indian Air Force earlier, but India has always described these things as baseless and devoid of evidence.

Sharif accused India

Sharif alleged that in May 2025, India attacked Pakistan under ‘Operation Sindoor’. This operation was started on May 7 in response to the Pahalgam terror attack (in which 26 innocent people were killed). Sharif said that India used to take political advantage of the incident.

In the retaliation taken by India, air strikes and missile attacks were carried out at 9 locations in Pakistan and PoK (Pakistan Occupied Kashmir). India ensured that the target is just a terrorist structure, there should not be an attack on citizens and army. Later, there was a ceasefire between the two countries, when Pakistan’s DGMO contacted the Indian DGMO.

Sharif praises Trump

Earlier, Sharif and Pakistani Army Chief Asim Munir met US President Donald Trump at the White House. This was a Pakistani Prime Minister’s first American visit in the last six years. Sharif praised Trump as a ‘man of peace “and said that his efforts made a ceasefire possible in India and Pakistan.

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