IAF's Tejas light combat aircraft crashes near Jaisalmer

New Delhi: A Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA) of the Indian Air Force crashed near Jaisalmer in Rajasthan on Tuesday during an operational training sortie, the IAF said.

The pilot ejected safely, it said.

A Court of Inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the accident.

"A Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas of the Indian Air Force crashed near Jaisalmer today during an operational training sortie. The pilot ejected safely," the IAF said in a brief statement.