4 Years Of Balakot Airstrike: A Look At IAF's 'Operation Bandar'

The Balakot airstrike, carried out by the Indian Air Force (IAF), marked its fourth anniversary on Sunday. It was a “punitive strike” on a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) facility in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region conducted on February 26, 2019.

[pragmatist]

Abhinandan has been an Ace pilot officer. Kudos to his skill, bravery and commitment. Kudos to IAF! You made us proud!

[ss_]

Why no mention of WC Abhinandan shooting down of F-16?

[imnoone]

PAF is awake
Tweet by Indian air force before strikes🤣

[Narayanputraa]

"sleep tight because paf is awake"🤣

[Phantom--dp]

Wo kehte hai na:- "Saanp bi mare aur laathi bi Naa tute". That's how professional and tactical our Defence system are.

[VAIBHAV_]

Ye vedio pappu tak pohochni chahiye...

[soumcool]

Mention the f-16 shot down by our champion Abhinandan also

[NilrajsinhVasandia]

India 🇮🇳 will take decisive action against extremist actions/groups, prioritizing the safety of our armed forces and civilians without regard for any foreign interference.

Such must be the leadership at any given point in time Past - Present - Future

[ignorehypocrites]

HT if you are going to mention about abhinandan you guys need to mention f16 too.we know US asked not to mention that it effects business like they asked to remove Pakistani american tanks from showcase because it effects business but because of this it effects IAF it should not effect indias interest in process.

[Oppo-jubv]

which bomb did mirage 2000 use in Kargil war

[kaboom]

Isn't that when they rendered superb treatment to the pilot, providing medical aid and fresh clothing prior to his safe return.

[KUKKU]

WHY YOU DID NOT MENTION ABOUT F16 THAT WAS SHOT DOWN.. ?? BLUNDER..

[supriyachakraborty]

You forgot Abhimanyu sir also nailed a PAF f16.

[AffairWithGeo]

Where is it confirmed the Abinandan's plane was shot by Pakistan. Do you have any proof of statement released by Government sources or agencies? Please help me to enlighten

[salihmk]

It’s good achievement. But how Pakistan Air Force enter our airspace? It’s showing our weak radar surveillance capabilities and air superiority for border areas

[muhammadaasad]

What humiliation was that for Indian air force.Tea and slaps were fantastic

[vijayshankar]

Why HT is silent about India bringing down F series fighter? Pakistan denied it. Americans "could not" confirm. Had our Pilot returned without hindrance it would have been a real win but alas! Both of us need actual experience. Our Pilot could have been trained 2 be more cool. We don't know how did he fall and what the AF has done. I am not underestimating or undermining the efforts. Skills lie in go, bomb and return and brace up. We lost one plane though MIG. Our Pilot was caught. So, so, it was not all like 1971 when Bangladesh was with us. Even on Kargil there were claims and counter claims. In the case of Galwan some foreign media claimed that more no. of Chinese were killed. Dokalam, we did well. Chinese shocked us initially in Galwan with their antediluvian attack. Like Tiger Hill in Kargil, Chinese took advantage of the hilly slope in night. Our PM talked about badla but practically we just stood our ground. There are unconfirmed reports of Chinese having occupied more areas in LAC. Covid was a dampener. The satisfaction was that we did not give in any time. Politics ensued here and that was irritating. Chinese representative was not physically present in G20. What can we read? Chinese were not allowing gracing by local people at some points. What 2 make of it? Mouth is not tasty. If possible we should do more for Mumbai Pulwama and Galwan. Then there were some incidents in Parliament, Pathankot, Uri. Dawood is enjoying hookah. It will take volumes 2 write about Pakistan's misdoings from 1990. I think if we catch by their hair Dawood and other terrorists we would have won more against Pakistan and as a consequence China as China has also been holding brief for terrorists along with Pakistan. BBC made hullabaloo for Gujarat; it whitewashed Godhra. It has no guts to cover Chinese genocide of Muslims in China.

[SportsCarton]

theek btya sirf abinandan ka fighter jet grya tha true

[Phantom--dp]

Pak was trapped in its own web of lies. It couldn't make out more logical explanation to the UN Government as to what made India conduct the airstrike and why. If the Pak had said that the Indian airstrike was launched within their Pak territory and upon their army, then the Pak nation would be condemned for keeping terrorism. Because as per Indian Government side the attack was only to launched upon the bunkers and hideouts of the terrorists/attackers of Pulwama attack.

[ss_]

If anyone here thinks that amraam missile was fired from Jf-17 then they are clearly mistaken.

Every missile has a source code used to integrate with the fire control radar & the Americans will Never ever allow such integration.

Also katora pilots know that an F-16 is far more reliable than a copy 🤣