![]() The episode had brought the two nuclear-armed neighbors to the brink of a full-scale war. ![]() Indian armed forces produce evidence showing Pakistani F-16 jets violated the Indian airspace, in February 2019. At a tri services’ joint press conference held in New Delhi, pieces of an F-16 AMRAAM air-to-air missile were displayed before the media as proof that nailed Pakistan’s lie that they did not use an F-16 to target India. India had presented evidence claiming that Pakistani F-16 fighter jets violated Indian airspace and attempted to target Indian military installations on February 27, 2019. India claimed the IAF pilot had shot down the Pakistani jet, while PAF and some quarters of the international media disputed this. During the intense air battle, Group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman who was piloting a MiG-21 Bison found himself in a dog fight with a PAF F-16. The following day witnessed two dozen PAF aircraft fly into Indian airspace near the LoC. On February 26, 2019, India had launched airstrikes on terror camps across the Line of Control, the de facto border between India and Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir, to avenge the killing of 44 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel by Pakistani terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM). The award was given to the IAF pilot for his role in downing an enemy F-16 during ‘Operation Swift Retort’ launched by the Pakistan Airforce in response to the IAF’s airstrikes at Balakot in the neighboring country.ĭelhi: Wing Commander (now Group Captain) #AbhinandanVarthaman being accorded the #VirChakra by President Ram Nath Kovind, for shooting down a Pakistani F-16 fighter aircraft during aerial combat on February 27, 2019. Group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman was conferred upon the Vir Chakra by President Ram Nath Kovind, who is also the Supreme Commander of the Indian armed forces. Interestingly, many believe that someday the US could acknowledge the loss of Pakistani F-16 fighters to Indian Air Forces’ MiG-21 Bison. ![]() India Could Become 4th Country With Indigenous Stealth Fighters To Get Prototype Approval Early Next Year - Reports Indian Air Force Group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman, who claimed to have shot down a Pakistani F-16 during the 2019 conflict, was conferred upon the Vir Chakra, India’s third-highest gallantry award, on November 22.
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