<p>The search for the Indian Air Force's missing Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter jet was hit by rough weather today.<br /><br />IAF sources said the operation was continuing despite bad weather conditions in parts of Assam and neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh where the plane is suspected to have crashed.<br /><br />The Sukhoi jet, with two pilots on board, went missing around an hour after taking off from the IAF base here at 10:30 AM.<br /><br />A massive search operation, involving helicopter recce, was launched to trace the plane and the pilots.<br /><br />The jet had lost radar and radio contact around 60 km north of the airbase, IAF had said yesterday.<br /><br />At present, two squadrons comprising around 36 aircraft are deployed at Tezpur for guarding the China border in Arunachal Pradesh.</p>
<p>The search for the Indian Air Force's missing Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter jet was hit by rough weather today.<br /><br />IAF sources said the operation was continuing despite bad weather conditions in parts of Assam and neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh where the plane is suspected to have crashed.<br /><br />The Sukhoi jet, with two pilots on board, went missing around an hour after taking off from the IAF base here at 10:30 AM.<br /><br />A massive search operation, involving helicopter recce, was launched to trace the plane and the pilots.<br /><br />The jet had lost radar and radio contact around 60 km north of the airbase, IAF had said yesterday.<br /><br />At present, two squadrons comprising around 36 aircraft are deployed at Tezpur for guarding the China border in Arunachal Pradesh.</p>