Philippine military officials say rescuers have found the wreckage of a missing fighter jet and the bodies of its two pilots in a mountainous region of a southern province where they were deployed to fight communist rebels.

The wreckage of an FA-50 fighter jet and the bodies of two pilots were discovered in the Philippines following a recent crash.

A Philippine air force fighter jet with two pilots on board has gone missing during a night combat assault in support of ground forces who were battling insurgents in a southern province, and an extensive search is underway,

The jet had gone missing while on a mission to provide air support for troops in northern Mindanao. Read more at straitstimes.com.

An unnamed Philippine military official told the Associated Press that the jet went missing during an anti-insurgency operation against communist guerrillas in a southern province.

A search is underway for an FA-50 jet after two pilots lost contact during a night combat assault in support of forces battling communist insurgents.

A Philippines FA-50 fighter jet is missing after flying a mission against communist rebels in the country’s south, military officials said on Tuesday, although hopes remain its two-member crew could still be alive.

A Philippine fighter jet with two pilots on board has lost contact during a night combat assault in support of ground forces battling Communist insurgents in a southern province, and an extensive search is underway,