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India pakistan war

09 May 2025

Pakistan Once Shot Down Its Own F-16 Jet: A Costly Mistake Resurfaces

Amid rising India-Pakistan tensions, a 1987 incident where Pakistan shot down its own F-16 resurfaces, exposing a costly error during Soviet-era conflict.

ADGPI - Indian Army

08 May 2025

India Shoots Down Pakistani Drones Over Jaisalmer; Blackout Imposed

Indian air defence intercepted Pakistani drones over Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, triggering blackouts in Barmer, Jodhpur, and more amid cross-border escalation.

India pakistan war

08 May 2025

India Shoots Down Pakistan F-16 Near Sargodha Air Base Amid Rising Tensions

India's surface-to-air missile system downs Pakistan's F-16 fighter jet near Sargodha air base, escalating tensions between the two nations.

17 Oct 2019

Pakistan's F-16s intercepted Spicejet's Delhi-Kabul flight due to ATC error

The SpiceJet flight was mid-air when two Pakistani F-16 jets flanked the commercial plane and asked its pilot to lower its altitude and report to them with the flight details.

25 Jul 2019

US Air Force F-22 Raptors and F-16 Fighting Falcons fly in formation

While the single-seat, twin-engine F-22 is a 5th Generation stealth fighter and is in service with only the US Air Force, the 4th Generation F-16 is one of the most versatile fighters in the world flying with 26 air forces across the world. The F-22 first flew on September 7, 1997, and entered service with the US Air Force on December 15, 2005.

24 Jul 2019

360 shots, 20 flares: How South Korea's F-15 and F-16 warned Russian plane

However, South Korea did not clarify if the shots and flares were fired by its F-15 jets or the F-16. The Russian and Chinese warplanes were undertaking a joint patrol in a sign of their growing bonhomie and assertiveness. The incident took place near South Korea's easternmost islets of Dokdo above the East Sea.

23 Jul 2019

South Korean Air Force F-15, F-16 fighters fire at Russian warplane

South Korean military accused the Russian bomber of violating its airspace near South Korea's easternmost islets of Dokdo above the East Sea twice on Tuesday. The F-15Ks and F-16Ks fighters were scrambled to intercept the bomber.

07 Mar 2019

Pak diplomatic sources say F-16 can be used for self-defence

Pakistan on Wednesday had categorically said that no F-16 fighter jets were used in combat against India.

Indian Air Force

04 Mar 2019

IAF chief says Wg Cdr Abhinandan will fly again after he is medically fit

Wing Commander Abhinandan, flying a MiG-21 Bison, had engaged a PAF F-16 jet on the morning of February 27, 2019, and shot it down.

United States of America

02 Mar 2019

US pulls up Pakistan for 'misuse' of F-16 fighter jets against India

The IAF had displayed parts of an AMRAAM beyond visual range air-to-air missile as evidence to "conclusively" prove that Pakistan deployed US-manufactured F-16 fighter jets during an aerial raid targeting Indian military installations.

02 Mar 2019

R-73 missile: The weapon with which Wg Cdr Abhinandan brought down Pak's F-16

Pakistan had on Wednesday made an unsuccessful attempt to raid military establishments in India when its F-16 fighter jets violated Indian airspace.

Indian Air Force

28 Feb 2019

Wreckage of Pakistani Air Force F-16 shot down by IAF MiG-21 spotted in PoK

Several Pakistani Army soldiers are seen near the wreckage.

27 Feb 2019

Pakistan retracts earlier claim, says only one IAF pilot in custody

Pakistan's chief military spokesman General Asif Ghafoor took to Twitter to announce that "there is only one pilot under Pakistan Army's custody".

Indian Air Force

27 Feb 2019

Pak appeals for dialogue with India amid escalating tensions

Pakistani military spokesperson Major General Asif Ghafoor appealed the Indian government for dialogue so that peace is restored between the two nations.

23 Sep 2016

Has Pakistan Army selected `targets` in India?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assured the nation that the people behind the Uri attack would be punished.

23 Sep 2016

Cornered by India, Pakistan says ready for unconditional talks to resolve all issues

India's External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup said that India was "sensitising the world" about how Pakistan was sponsoring terrorism.

‪‪General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon‬

23 Sep 2016

Pakistan left nervous by India? `F-16 fighter jets fly over Islamabad`

India on Thursday claimed diplomatic victory over Pakistan at the United Nations amid deteriorating bilateral ties following the killing of 18 soldiers in a terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir.

19 Jan 2016

US committed to provide 8 F-16s despite Indian hurdles: Pakistan

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