The aircraft got airborne at around 12:25 PM and lost all contacts with ground staff at around 1 PM

F-21 fighter jet is designed to operate across over 60 air force stations in India, and its key aspects include superior engine matrix, electronic warfare system and weapons carrying capacity, said Vivek Lall, vice president of Strategy and Business Development for Lockheed Martin

A major accident was averted at the Mumbai airport after an Indian Air Force (IAF) AN-32 plane overran a runway late night on Tuesday. Watch the video.

The aircraft came to a halt before it could hit the boundary of the Mumbai airport next to which lies the Western Express highway. The incident hampered airport operations and over 50 flights were affected.

Former Air Force chief NC Suri told India Today that he had not signed any such letter. In fact, Air Marshall Suri has written another letter to the President's office clarifying his stance. General SF Rodrigues said he had no idea about the letter and called it fake.

The bitter truth for Islamabad is that it simply cannot afford to take on the might of the Indian armed forces.