Mirage fighter jet

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.

Feb 14, 2023, 12:18 PM IST

Tyre of Indian Air Force's (IAF) Mirage Fighter Jet gets stolen

A tyre of the Indian Air Force's (IAF) Mirage Fighter jet has been stolen from a moving truck in Lucknow while being transported to Jodhpur airbase in Rajasthan. The incident took place when six new tyres of Mirage-2000 fighter jet were being ferried on a truck to Jodhpur airbase from Bakshi-Ka-Talab airbase in Lucknow.

Dec 03, 2021, 14:38 PM IST