MiG 29K fighter aircraft crashed over the sea off the Goa coast on Wednesday. According to the details, the MiG 29K fighter aircraft came down while it was on a routine sortie.
The aircraft developed a technical malfunction while returning to base.
The pilot of the aircraft ejected safely and is said to be in stable condition, the Indian Navy said.
A swift search and rescue operation was launched soon after the incident.
Meanwhile, a Board of Inquiry (BoI) has been ordered to investigate the cause of the incident.
The Indian Navy is the world's only operator of the MiG-29K fighter aircraft acquired from Russia along with Admiral Gorshkov renamed INS Vikramaditya in India.
The safety record of the MiG-29Ks has not been very good.
The force is now looking at the procurement of 25-26 foreign fighter aircraft for operations from the aircraft carrier INS Vikrant commissioned recently by the Prime Minister in Kochi.
The MiG-29s are deployed in Goa at the naval base INS Hansa.
(With inputs from ANI)
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