Have proof India shot down Pak F-16: IAF

April 08, 2019 18:15

Amid calls for proof, the Indian Air Force shows radar images of the shooting down of the Pak F-16 fighter during the February encounter. Air Vice Marshal RGK Kapoor reads out a statement in a press briefing saying, "The IAF has irrefutable evidence of not only the fact that the F-16 was used by the Pakistan Air Force on February 27, 2019 but also that the IAF MIG 21 Bison shot down the F-16. There is no doubt that two aircraft went down in the aerial engagement on 27 February 2019 one of which was the bison of IAF while the other was F-16 of Pakistan Air Force conclusively identified by its electronic signature and radio transcripts."

Air Vice Marshal RGK Kapoor added, "Have more credible evidence that is clearly indicative of fact that Pakistan has lost one F-16 however due to security and confidentiality concerns we are restricting the information being shared in the public domain."

The statement comes after American news publication Foreign Policy quoting unnamed US defence officials said that US personnel recently counted Islamabad's F-16s and found none missing.

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