Pak made false claim of shooting Su-30 to cover up loss of F-16: IAF sheds more light on Feb 27 dogfight
It added: “During combat, use of F-16 by PAF and multiple launches of AMRAAM were conclusively observed. Prompt and correct tactical action by Su-30 aircraft, in response to AMRAAM launch, defeated the missile. Parts of missile fell in area East of Rajouri in J&K."
Shedding more light on the dogfight that took place on February 27, the Indian Air Force said in a statement that the Mirage-2000, Su-30 and MiG-21 Bison were involved in the engagement.
The Pak Air Force aircrafts were forced to withdraw in a hurry, as evident from the large missed distances of weapons dropped by them.
The statement read: “On 27 Feb 2019 morning, our Air Defence system was on full alert. Build up of PAF aircraft on their (Pakistan) side of LoC was noticed in time and additional aircraft were scrambled to tackle the adversary. In their attempt to attack our ground targets, PAF aircraft were engaged effectively. From IAF, Mirage-2000, Su-30 an MiG-21 Bison aircraft were involved in engagement. PAF aircraft were forced to withdraw in hurry, also evident from large missed distances of weapons dropped by them.”
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It added: “During combat, use of F-16 by PAF and multiple launches of AMRAAM were conclusively observed. Prompt and correct tactical action by Su-30 aircraft, in response to AMRAAM launch, defeated the missile. Parts of missile fell in area East of Rajouri in J&K, injuring a civilian on ground. Detailed report in this regard has already been released by IAF. All the Su-30 aircraft engaged in combat landed back safely. False claim by Pakistan of shooting down a Su-30, appears to be a cover up for loss of its own aircraft.”