Here's all you need to know about the 7 Indian Air Force assets used to destroy terror camps across the LoC

 Indian Air Force conducted a strike on Jaish-e-Mohammed, Lashkar-e-Toiba and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen terror camps in Balakot, Muzaffarab, Chakothi across LoC in Pakistan killing, as per sources, at least 245 foot soldiers and terrorists on February 26. pre-emptive 21-minute attack using 12 Mir 2000 fighters comes just 12 days after Pulwama terror attack. 

Here are assets used by IAF that destroyed terror camps:

AIR ASSET 1

Mir-2000 fighter jets:

12 Indian Air Force Mir-2000 fighter jets. It is multirole fighter jet built by Dassault aviation and acquired in  1980s.  It is same jet that hit Pakistan during Kargil war.

AIR ASSET 2

MBDA BGL 1000 laser-guided bomb:

guidance system allowed for in-flight target illumination by aircraft-mounted ATLIS 2 (Automatic Tracking Laser Illumination System) or with ground-based laser designator targeting pod.

AIR ASSET 3

IAI Heron - Machatz-1 - Heron drone from secret airfield conducted real-time surveillance along LoC

Its a medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). developed by Malat (UAV) division of Israel Aero Industries. It is capable of Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) operations of up to 52 hours' duration at up to 10.5 km (35,000 ft).

AIR ASSET 4

Embraer 145 Netra:

AEWS&CS was developed by Centre for Airborne Systems (CABS), a laboratory under Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) heed by woman scientist J Manjula. Netra has capability to detect hostile missiles and jets at land, sea and air within range of 200 kms. It is mounted on a Brazilian Embraer-145 jet.

AIR ASSET 5

IL-78 Refueller aircraft - It took off from Agra for midair refuelling assistance. 

four engine Russian IAF's six IL-78 aircraft are based out of Agra and meant to support combat assets in operations against Pakistan. 

AIR ASSET 6

Su 30 MKI - Took off from Sirsa airbase to tackle any eventuality. 

Sukhoi Su-30MKI is a twin-jet multi-role air superiority aircraft developed by Russia's Sukhoi and built under licence by India's Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. It was indigineously overhauled in 2018 and handed over to IAF.

AIR ASSET 7

Pechora missiles:

Russian me Pechora is a surface-to-air anti-aircraft short range missile system designed for destruction of enemy aircraft, missiles and or low and medium range targets. Pechora has an effective range of 32 Kms.