The curious case of three parachutes after aerial-combat over PoK sky

SOURCE: TIMES NOW Shortly after the images of a downed Pakistan Air Force (PAF) F-16 fighter, surfaced online, a video of an eyewitness account from the area over which the dogfight with Indian MIG-21 Bison occurred was accessed by Times Now. A locale who saw the aerial-combat between the fighter jets of the two countries said there were […]

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India to share F-16s Radar Recording and Missile evidence with America

SOURCE: ET India is sharing with the US evidence on the Pakistan Air Force F-16 fighter jet brought down in aerial combat over the Line of Control on Wednesday to emphasise that the neighbouring country is misusing assets it may have acquired under the ‘fight against terrorism’ banner in 2008. The Indian Air Force on […]

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MiG 21 pilot took out Pak’s F16 before capture, says IAF at joint briefing

SOURCE: HT A senior Indian Air Force officer on Thursday confirmed that it was the MiG-21 Bison flown by Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman that shot down the F-16 Pakistan Air Force jet in the aerial engagement with Pakistan on Wednesday morning. “In the aerial combat that ensued one F-16 of the Pakistan Air Force was […]

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‘Over in 90 seconds’: Officers detail India, Pakistan air duel along border

SOURCE: HT The dogfight between Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, flying a Russian made MiG-21 and a Pakistan Air Force US made F-16 over the skies of the Nowshera in Rajouri District of Jammu Province on Wednesday lasted just 90 seconds, a senior Indian Air Force (IAF) officer said on condition of anonymity. The 90 seconds […]

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Pakistan Used Missile Meant For Terrorists Against India, Says IAF

SOURCE: NDTV Three service representatives of the nation gathered at the heart of Delhi today to spell out the armed forces’ position on the escalation of tension with Pakistan and yesterday’s dogfight with its Air Force. Pakistan, they said, had escalated matters by targetting military installations in response to the Indian Air Force strike on […]

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If India And Pakistan Go To War, Israeli Weapons Could Be Decisive

SOURCE: JPOST As India and Pakistan contemplate their next moves amid rising tensions, airstrikes and the downing of an Indian warplane, Israeli weapons could play a decisive role in a future war. India has become a key defense partner for Israel in recent years with Israeli technology playing a major role in India’s modernization programs […]

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With pre-emptive strike, IAF demonstrated ability to perform complex missions

SOURCE: ENS February 26, 2019, will go down as a historic day for the Indian air force (IAF). On this day, it was called upon to conduct a pre-emptive strike against a Pakistani terrorist camp at Balakot. This operation was conducted on a dark night by 12 Mirage-2000 aircraft in a surprise attack, operating from […]

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