IAF Mirage 2000: Fighter Jet That Avenged Pulwama Attack
On February 14, 2019, 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed in one of the most deadly terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama. Adil Ahmad Dar, a 22-year-old suicide bomber, drove a Maruti Eeco down one of the alleyways and onto the highway before ramming the IED-laden vehicle into the CRPF convoy. On February 26, 2019, Indian Air Force deployed 12 Mirage 2000 fighter jets to destroy Jaish-e-Mohammed terror outfits inside the Pakistan's Balakote, allegedly killing more than 300 terrorists.
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Meet Mirage 2000, IAF's trusted fighter jet used in Surgical Strike and Kargil war: IN PICS
The Dassault-made Mirage 2000 is undoubtedly one of the Indian Air Force's most versatile and deadliest fighter jet, deployed during the surgical strike in 2019 and Kargil war in 1999.
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Mirage-2000 vs F-16: Features and specifications
The Mirage-2000, manufactured by French company Dassault Aviation which also manufactures Rafale fighter jets.
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All you need to know about Mirage 2000 fighter jets used by IAF in airstrikes inside PoK
The aircraft is equipped with retractable tricycle type landing gear by Messier-Dowty, with twin nosewheels and a single wheel on each main gear.
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