Did JF 17 shot down SU 30?

Indian officials also claimed to have shot down a PAF’s F-16 jet. Pakistan rejected the Indian claim and said that the PAF did not suffer any losses in the dogfight….2019 Jammu and Kashmir airstrikes.

Date	27 February 2019
Location	Jammu and Kashmir, India33.38°N 74.3°ECoordinates:33.38°N 74.3°E

Does Indian Air Force have F 16?

The agreement supports F-16 Block 70 ‘Make in India’ offer. The F-16 Block 70 is ideally suited to meet the Indian Air Force’s single-engine fighter needs and this unmatched US-Indian industry partnership directly supports India’s initiative to develop private aerospace and defense manufacturing capacity in India.

Did Sukhoi Su-30 MKI ‘counterattack’ Pakistani F-16 fighter jets?

Indian Experts claim that the Sukhoi SU-30 MKIs had proven their mettle by launching a “counterattack” on a Pakistani formation F-16 fighter jets. The Indian Air Force (IAF) will be taking part in a multi-nation air combat exercise, Desert Flag, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in a move to strengthen defense ties between the two countries.

Can F-16s take down Su-30MKI?

The Su-30MKIs were a prime target for the F-16s, which were tasked with bringing down at least one Indian Flanker, due to its symbolic might of the IAF. Bringing down a Su-30MKI would have brought unprecedented fame for the Pakistani pilots.

What is the maximum speed of the Su-30 MKI?

Since December 2000, the Su-30MKI variant that the IAF uses have been manufactured and assembled under license by HAL. The Aircraft is able to perform some supremely advanced manoeuvres like – Pugachev’s Cobra and the tailslide, and can also reach a maximum speed of 2,100 km/hour.

How good are Pakistan’s F-16 pilots?

Pakistan’s pilots are very good in F-16s they fly. They trained with Americans but simply against a gang of Su-30 MKIs even in numbers five times more, they are no match. Even in the recent skirmish, once they saw MKIs in air, had to back off and return with a groupd of 24 fighters with mix of F-16s and JF-17s.