Indian Tejas Fighter Jet Crashes in a Ball of Fire at Dubai Airshow, Killing Pilot

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, on Nov. 21, 2025, in a still from video. Jignesh Variya via ReutersNEW 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.