NEW DELHI, November 21. /TASS/. A pilot of the Indian Air Force (IAF) fighter jet that went down earlier in the day during a demonstration flight at the Dubai Airshow 2025 has been killed in the accident and an investigation is underway, the IAF press office said in a statement on Friday.

"An IAF Tejas aircraft met with an accident during an aerial display at Dubai Air Show, today," the statement reads. "The pilot sustained fatal injuries in the accident."

"IAF deeply regrets the loss of life and stands firmly with the bereaved family in this time of grief. A court of inquiry is being constituted to determine the cause of the accident," the IAF statement added.