2nd Balakot anniversary marked by IAF’s long precision strike mission
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Published: Sunday, February 28, 2021, 9:03 [IST]
New Delhi, Feb 28: The Indian Air Force carried out a long range precision strike mission against a practice target at Pokhran to mark the second anniversary of the Balakot airstrikes in which a Jaish-e-Mohammad training facility was struck.
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The mission was conducted by the same Mirage 2000 fighter jet squadron that had conducted the Balakot strikes.
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Balakot anniversary: IAF carries out long-range precision strike against practice target
Indian Air Force Chief RKS Bhadauria flies an upgraded Mirage-2000 fighter during the multi-aircraft sortie to commemorate the second anniversary of the Balakot Operations.
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NEW DELHI
The Indian Air Force carried out a long-range precision strike against a practice target to mark the second anniversary of the Balakot Operations, sources said on Saturday.
The strike was carried out by members of the squadron which conducted the air strikes on terror launch pads in Balakot in Pakistan.
Sources added the strike was in the very recent past .
Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria on Saturday flew a multi-aircraft sortie with the units to commemorate the occasion along with the squadron pilots.
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I often see my brother Siddharth in my dreams. We grew up together. Since we were of the same age, I often used to wear his clothes when we were kids. Ever since we have lost him, we do not talk about the incident at home any more. It only upsets us more.Meenakshi Vashisht, Squadron Leader Siddharth Vashisht’s sister
Said Meenakshi Vashisht in a choked voice over a telephonic interview with
The Quint. She is a cousin sister of Squadron Leader Siddharth Vashisht, who was one of the pilots of the ill-fated Mi-17 V-5 helicopter that crashed at Budgam in Kashmir on 27 February 2019 – when Indian and Pakistani aircraft were engaged in a dogfight, a day after the Indian Air Force’s air strike on a Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist training camp in Balakot in Pakistan.
Updated Feb 26, 2021 | 12:50 IST
Today marks the second anniversary of the Balakot air strikes in which the IAF wiped out the biggest training camp of terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) in Pakistan and killed scores of terrorists. Representational Image | Photo Credit: PTI
New Delhi: Following the deadly attack in Jammu and Kashmir s Pulwama in February 2019, India was in no mood to let go of the martyrdom of 40 CRPF soldiers in vain and launched one of the deadliest attacks in Pakistan s Balakot.
Today marks the second anniversary of the Balakot air strikes in which the IAF wiped out the biggest training camp of terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) in Pakistan and killed scores of terrorists planning to infiltrate India.