Smoke billows following a crash of Indian home-produced Tejas fighter jet, after it lost altitude and crashed during an aerial display at the Dubai Air Show, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, November 21, 2025, in this screengrab obtained from an eyewitness video. JIGNESH VARIYA via REUTERS
NEW DELHI/DUBAI—An Indian Tejas fighter jet crashed in a ball of fire in front of horrified spectators during an aerial display at the Dubai Airshow on Friday, and the Indian Air Force said it was setting up a court of inquiry to investigate the cause.
Video from the site showed black smoke rising behind a fenced airstrip. Dubai’s government shared a photograph of firefighting teams dousing smouldering wreckage.
