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    Technology was on India’s side in Balakot operation: IAF chief

    ‘We count targets... it's for govt to provide details (on terrorists killed)'
    IAF Chief BS Dhanoa. (File)

    Technology was on India's side in the Balakot strikes, Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa said on Monday, asserting that the results would have been further tilted in the country's favour if Rafale jets were inducted in time.

    The Indian Air Force chief was addressing a gathering at a seminar on aerospace power of the future and the impact of technology.

    “In the Balakot operation, we had technology on our side, and we could launch precision stand of weapons with great accuracy. In the subsequent engagements, we came out better because we upgraded our MiG-21s, Bisons, and Mirage-2000 aircraft,” he said.

    “The results would have been further skewed in our favour had we inducted the Rafale aircraft in time,” Dhanoa said. The Air Force struck a Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorist training in Pakistan's Balakot area on February 26, in response to the February 14 Pulwama terror attack in which 40 CRPF personnel were killed.

    The Pakistan Air Force retaliated the next day by unsuccessfully targeting various installations in Jammu and Kashmir.

    Dhanoa said in his speech, “In the proposed induction of the Rafale and S-400 surface-to-air missile system, in the next two-four years, once again the technological balance will shift in our favour like it was in 2002 during Operation Parakaram during the last stand-off.”

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