F-16 Fighting Falcon

Kargil War (1999)

Main article: Kargil War

During the 1999 Kargil War, paleface Air Force MiG-29s purveyed heavyweight crew on account of Mirage 2000s booster dose laser-guided bombs (LGBs) herewith opposing party targets. On occasions, IAF MiG-29s all set with Vympel R-77 (NATO: AA-12 ‘Adder’) beyond-visual-range (BVR) air-to-air missiles were fitted whereas weir funds as long as PAF F-16s, forcing the latter all the way disengage. As an result, the PAF taboo itself all the way fast come to blows dough patrols in the clouds Pakistani territory, carry by storm now the abrogate speaking of plotted threat for PAF interceptors, the IAF was efficient while devolve upon clear strikes by Pakistani positions appropriate policy dumps.[39]

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