’Operation Bandar’ was IAF’s code name for Balakot airstrike
5 years, 6 months ago

’Operation Bandar’ was IAF’s code name for Balakot airstrike

Live Mint  

When the Air Force sent its package of 12 Mirage 2000 fighter aircraft to attack the Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist camp in Balakot on February 26, it code-named it 'Operation Bandar ', to maintain secrecy. On February 26, 12 Mirages having taken off from multiple air bases crossed over into the Pakistani air space and carried out missile attacks on Jaish-e-Mohammed terror camp in Balakot town of Khyber Pakhtunwa province. The attacks carried out by the Indian Air Force, pilots had dropped five Spice 2000 bombs out of which four penetrated the rooftops of the building in which the terrorists were sleeping. The attacks were carried out at 3.30 AM and within a few minutes after dropping the bombs on their designated targets, the Indian Air Force planes returned to their bases.

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IAF carries precision strike against practice target to mark 2nd anniversary of Balakot airstrike | Watch
3 years, 10 months ago

IAF carries precision strike against practice target to mark 2nd anniversary of Balakot airstrike | Watch

India TV News  

The Indian Air Force carried out a long-range precision strike against a practice target to mark the second anniversary of the Balakot Operation on Saturday. On the first anniversary of Balakot air strike, Bhadauria flew a five aircraft mission from Srinagar air base along with air warriors who were part of the operation to pound a terrorist training camp deep …

IAF carries precision strike against practice target to mark 2nd anniversary of Balakot airstrike | Watch
3 years, 10 months ago

IAF carries precision strike against practice target to mark 2nd anniversary of Balakot airstrike | Watch

India TV News  

The Indian Air Force carried out a long-range precision strike against a practice target to mark the second anniversary of the Balakot Operation on Saturday. On the first anniversary of Balakot air strike, Bhadauria flew a five aircraft mission from Srinagar air base along with air warriors who were part of the operation to pound a terrorist training camp deep …

Two Years of Balakot Air Strike: A successful retaliation, know all about it
3 years, 10 months ago

Two Years of Balakot Air Strike: A successful retaliation, know all about it

India Today  

The applauded 'Balakot Air Strike', completed its 2 years today. Balakot Air Strike is the first aerial shoot down carried out after the Indo-Pak war by India in Pakistan. The Balakot Air Strike was piloted in response to the Pulwama attack that took the lives of 40 Central Reserve Police Force jawans. The Balakot air strike piloted an array of …

One year after Balakot strike: When ’Bandar’ was code for success
4 years, 10 months ago

One year after Balakot strike: When ’Bandar’ was code for success

Live Mint  

It may mean monkey in Hindi and port in Persian, but 'Bandar' for now retired Air Force commander Hari Kumar was the code word for success that fateful morning one year ago when Indian jets crossed over to Pakistan to pound a terror camp in Balakot. And 'Bandar' it was at 3.55 am on February 26, 2019, when Kumar called …

At Air Force Day celebrations, an unmistakable subtext of Balakot ops
5 years, 3 months ago

At Air Force Day celebrations, an unmistakable subtext of Balakot ops

Live Mint  

It was like cocking a snook at Pakistan—first the speech by the Indian Air Force chief RKS Bhadauria on Tuesday that referred to how the IAF had demonstrated its resolve and capability in punishing the perpetrators of terrorism at Balakot followed by the flypast that included Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who downed a Pakistani F-16 fighter jet in February while …

Balakot air strikes show resolve of political leadership to fight terrorism: IAF Chief
5 years, 3 months ago

Balakot air strikes show resolve of political leadership to fight terrorism: IAF Chief

India Today  

The strategic relevance of Balakot air strikes is the resolve of the political leadership to punish the perpetrators of terrorism, Air Chief RKS Bhadauria said on Tuesday. In his Air Force Day message, the Air Chief said, "The strategic relevance of this is the resolve of the political leadership to punish the perpetrators of terrorism. Stressing that the present security …

IAF squadrons which downed Pak F-16, conducted Balakot strike to be awarded by Air Chief
5 years, 3 months ago

IAF squadrons which downed Pak F-16, conducted Balakot strike to be awarded by Air Chief

India Today  

Indian Air Force Chief Air Marshal RKS Bhadauria will award unit citation to Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman's 51 Squadron for thwarting the aerial attack by Pakistan and shooting down a Pakistani F-16 jet on February 27. During Pakistan's counter-attack on India in response to the Balakot air strike, Abhinandan Varthaman flew a MiG-21 Bison fighter jet into Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. The …

IAF to get ’building blaster’ Spice-2000 bombs by mid-September
5 years, 4 months ago

IAF to get ’building blaster’ Spice-2000 bombs by mid-September

Live Mint  

In a major boost for India's aerial firepower, the Indian Air Force is set to receive the 'building blaster' version of the Balakot air strike-fame Spice-2000 bombs by mid-September. Top IAF sources told ANI that the Spice-2000 bombs are scheduled to be delivered to the Indian Air Force from Israel around mid-September along with the Mark 84 warhead and bombs …

Indian Air Force to get 'building blaster' Spice-2000 bombs by mid-September
5 years, 4 months ago

Indian Air Force to get 'building blaster' Spice-2000 bombs by mid-September

India TV News  

According to top sources with the Indian Air Force, the country is set to receive the 'building blaster' version of the Balakot air strike-fame Spice-2000 bombs by mid-September. The development will come as a major boost for India's aerial firepower, news agency ANI said, adding the Spice-2000 bombs are scheduled to be delivered to the Indian Air Force from Israel …

Balakot airstrikes was codenamed by IAF as ‘Operation Bandar’
5 years, 6 months ago

Balakot airstrikes was codenamed by IAF as ‘Operation Bandar’

Op India  

In the wee hours of February 26, 2019, the Indian Air Force sent a fleet of Mirage 2000s to blow into smithereens pre-determined targets across the border, deep inside Pakistan to avenge the loss of 40 CRPF personnel martyred in a terror attack executed by a JeM cadre on February 14, 2019, near Pulwama in Kashmir. In response to the …

India inks ₹300-crore deal to buy more ‘Balakot’ bombs
5 years, 7 months ago

India inks ₹300-crore deal to buy more ‘Balakot’ bombs

Hindustan Times  

The Indian Air Force Thursday hammered out a ₹300-crore deal with Israel for around 100 Spice 2000 bombs, the weapon used during the February 26 air strikes in Pakistan’s Balakot, two defence ministry officials said on the condition of anonymity. IAF’s Mirage 2000 fighters hit three targets in Balakot with five Spice bombs with penetrator warheads that allowed them to …

Indian Air Force to equip Sukhoi-30 fighter jets with Spice-2000 bombs used in Balakot air strikes
5 years, 10 months ago

Indian Air Force to equip Sukhoi-30 fighter jets with Spice-2000 bombs used in Balakot air strikes

Firstpost  

The Indian Air Force is equipping its Su-30MKI aircraft with Israeli Spice-2000 bombs which were used to carry out air strikes on JeM terrorists training camp New Delhi: The Indian Air Force is equipping its Su-30MKI combat aircraft with the Israeli Spice-2000 bombs which were used by the force to carry out air strikes on the Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists training camp …

Balakot air strike: Pakistan villagers shaken awake as IAF aircraft dropped bombs near madrasa
5 years, 10 months ago

Balakot air strike: Pakistan villagers shaken awake as IAF aircraft dropped bombs near madrasa

The Hindu  

Villagers near the town of Balakot in northeast Pakistan were shaken out of their sleep by what seemed like an earthquake in the early hours of Tuesday, only discovering once dawn broke that there had been an Indian airstrike on their neighbourhood. While Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale said “a very large number of JEM terrorists” had been eliminated, the villagers …

Trying to deny India’s air strike on terror camps, Pakistan starts clean-up operations of sites bombed by IAF
5 years, 10 months ago

Trying to deny India’s air strike on terror camps, Pakistan starts clean-up operations of sites bombed by IAF

Op India  

Pakistan has forever been in this denial mode maintaining that there have been no terrorists ever on its soil. Now in what can be seen as a cover-up, spooked by India’s air-strike on terror bases in the country, Pakistan has started a clean-up job, clearing away evidence such as dead bodies and rubbles so that they can deny India’s claims …

Surgical Strike 2.0: 19 minutes, 12 jets, over 350 killed by IAF
5 years, 10 months ago

Surgical Strike 2.0: 19 minutes, 12 jets, over 350 killed by IAF

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Indian Air Force on Tuesday strategically carried out the aerial strike on Pakistan-based terror camps across Line of Control. According to the government sources terror outfits had expected a surgical strike on camps in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir near the Line of Control. The Balakot-based Jaish-e-Mohammad terror camp was used for ''battle inoculation" and its trainers were retired officers …

How IAF fighter jets killed 350 terrorists in Pakistan’s 5-star Balakot camp
5 years, 10 months ago

How IAF fighter jets killed 350 terrorists in Pakistan’s 5-star Balakot camp

Live Mint  

Hundreds of Fidayeen and their trainers were shifted from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir to a five-star, resort style camp in a hilltop forest in Balakot after the Pulwama attack, providing Indian forces with "a sitting duck target" when they carried out an air strike early Tuesday, killing up to 350 terrorists, sources said. They said at least 325 terrorists and 25 to …

Indian Air Force conducts three airstrikes at joint terror camps of Jaish, Lashkar and Hizbul Mujahideen at Balakot, Muzaffarabad, Chakoti
5 years, 10 months ago

Indian Air Force conducts three airstrikes at joint terror camps of Jaish, Lashkar and Hizbul Mujahideen at Balakot, Muzaffarabad, Chakoti

Op India  

According to new reports, the Indian Air Force has conducted air strikes on three locations of Balakot in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Chakoti and Muzafarrabad in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir. Muzafarrabad 3:48 AM – 3:55 AM Chakoti 3:58 AM- 4:04 AM — Aditya Raj Kaul February 26, 2019 The Indian Air Force fighter planes dropped 1000 kg bombs on terror camps across the Line of …

Surgical airstrike: Kandahar Jaish hijacker Yusuf Azhar was present at Balakot camp, say sources
5 years, 10 months ago

Surgical airstrike: Kandahar Jaish hijacker Yusuf Azhar was present at Balakot camp, say sources

India Today  

New information emerging from sources indicate that Yusuf Azhar, the brother-in-law of Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar was present at the Balakot JeM camp that was attacked by the Indian Air Force in a pre-dawn airstrike on February 26, 2019. The Indian Air Force on Tuesday conducted a major preemptive strike on a Jaish-e-Mohammed training camp, killing a "very large number" …

All you need to know about Balakot that IAF airstrike destroyed
5 years, 10 months ago

All you need to know about Balakot that IAF airstrike destroyed

India Today  

The town of Balakot which was struck by the Indian Air Force on the morning of February 26 is in Mansehra District in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. AIRSTRIKE 2019 Indian Air Force jets crossed the Line of Control and destroyed a major terrorist camp in Balakote sector, sources said. Sources said terrorist launchpads in Balakot, Chakothi, and Muzaffarabad were …

Surgical Strike 2.0 on Pakistan: Bollywood salutes Indian Air Force after Balakot airstrike
5 years, 10 months ago

Surgical Strike 2.0 on Pakistan: Bollywood salutes Indian Air Force after Balakot airstrike

India Today  

Fighter jets of the Indian Air Force crossed the Line of Control to Pakistan in the wee hours to destroy major terrorist camps with bombs. Pakistan military's spokesperson Major General Asif Ghafoor, however, claimed that though the Indian aircrafts crossed over to the neighbouring country, they were intercepted by the Pakistan Air Force and "released payload in haste" near Balakot …

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