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New Delhi : All the Su-30 aircraft engaged in combating PAF aircraft on February 27, 2019, 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, said a Defence Ministry release on March 5, 2019.
On February 27, 2019, morning our Air Defence system was on full alert, the release said adding build up of PAF aircraft on their 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, the release said.
From IAF side, Mirage-2000, Su-30 and MiG-21 Bison aircraft were involved in the engagement. PAF aircraft were forced to withdraw in a hurry, which is also evident from large missed distances of the weapons dropped by them. 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 the 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, according to a PIB release.