India dispatches doctors, nurses, and equipment to Dhaka after a warplane crash near Milestone School and College. Prime Minister Narendra Modi offers support to Bangladesh. Public anger rises against the Interim Government.

Currently, the IAF operates two MiG-21 squadrons, and their retirement will reduce the total number of combat squadrons to 29, one of the lowest in decades. As per Indian defense policy, the IAF requires at least 42 squadrons to prepare for a potential two-front conflict with Pakistan and China, with each squadron comprising 16–18 aircraft.

Of the 11 crashes recorded in the past two decades, seven involved China-made aircraft, three Russian-made, and one Czech-made.

United States President Donald Trump has said up to five fighter jets were shot down during the recent India-Pakistan conflict, which erupted after an April attack in Indian-administered Kashmir brought the nuclear-armed neighbours to the cusp of their fifth all-out war, before a ceasefire in May.

The UK’s F-35B Lightning II fighter jet remained grounded at Thiruvananthapuram airport for over five weeks. Now, the aircraft is finally ready to take off again. The jet is a fifth-generation stealth fighter.

It is not just an upgrade of technology, but it is about creating an entirely new language of war, say reports.

A Chinese-made Bangladesh fighter jet crashed in a college campus in the capital city of Dhaka on Monday, killing one person and injuring several others. A fire services official said that rescue and relief operations are underway.