Iaf fighter jet suffers technical malfunction releases 'air stores' near pokhran firing range area no one hurt
The Indian Air Force on Wednesday announced that one of its fighter jets inadvertently release an ‘air store’ while on a mission near the Pokhran firing range area ‘due to technical malfunction’.The IAF said that an enquiry has been ordered to investigate into the incident.
No damage to life or property has been reported, the IAF said in a post on X.
‘Air store’, in the context of the IAF, is a term that usually refers to any external equipment or munitions attached to an aircraft that can be released or jettisoned during flight. This can include items such as bombs, missiles, fuel tanks, or other payloads that are not part of the aircraft's primary structure.
Last year in July, an IAF jet experienced a technical malfunction leading to jettisoning of external stores in Balushasan village in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur.
Two fuel tank-like-looking parts of IAF aircraft were found in a farm field in the village of Balushasan, Sant Kabir Nagar.
According to the IAF officials, the aircraft that was for a training mission experienced a technical malfunction which necessitated jettisoning of external stores.
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