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 two Philippine Air Force pilots who lost their lives when the FA-50 fighter jet they were operating crash-landed in Bukidnon have been given the highest honor for aviators in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).

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

A search is underway for a Philippine fighter jet with two pilots who lost contact during a night combat assault in support of ground forces battling communist insurgents.

The Philippine Air Force has grounded its 11 remaining FA-50 jets after one of its fighter aircraft crashed in the southern province of Bukidnon on Tuesday, resulting in the deaths of two pilots.

Philippine military officials say rescuers have found the wreckage of a missing fighter jet and the bodies of 2 pilots.

A search is underway for two fighter pilots, after their aircraft lost contact during a military engagement in the Philippines. The jet was supporting ground forces fighting communist insurgents when it lost contact, officials say. Search efforts are focused on a remote and mountainous region.

Air Force officials lost contact with jet after midnight while it was on Tactical Night Operations exercise, just ‘minutes before reaching the target area’ - Anadolu Ajansı

The FA-50 jet lost communication during a nighttime mission to fight communist guerrillas in the Philippine's Bukidnon province.

A missing fighter jet was found with its two pilots dead on a mountain range in the Philippines. The light combat aircraft of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) was carrying out a 'tactical night operation' when it reportedly lost contact in Bukidnon province,