New Delhi: On Tuesday, The Indian Air Force issued a communique stating clarifications on the February 27 airstrikes in Pakistan, in a way silencing the brouhaha over the success of the operation and the rumours surrounding the tactics used.

The IAF said “During combat, the use of the F-16 fighter jet by the Pakistan Air Force and multiple launches of AMRAAM were conclusively observed. Prompt and correct tactical action by Sukhoi-30 aircraft, in response to AMRAAM launch, defeated the missile. Parts of missile fell in area East of Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir, injuring a civilian on ground,”.

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A statement issued is as  "In the morning of 27 Feb 19, our Air Defence system was on full alert. 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.  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. A detailed report in this regard has already been released by IAF.  All the Su-30 aircraft engaged in combat landed back safely. The false claim by Pakistan of shooting down a Sukhoi-30, appears to be a cover-up for loss of its own aircraft".

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