Published 21:31 IST, September 15th 2019

IAF gets upgraded Spice 2000 bomb used in Balakot strike against Pak

In yet another major boost for Indian Air Force in terms of arms and ammunitions, they have begun receiving the 'building blaster' version of Spice 2000 bombs

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In yet ar major boost for Indian Air Force in terms of arms and ammunitions, y have begun receiving 'building blaster' version of Balakot air strike-fame Spice 2000 bombs at Gwalior base. As per ANI, Israeli firm has begun delivery of Spice 2000 bombs to India. first batch of bombs was received recently, as per sources to ANI. weapons have been delivered to Gwalior as it is home base of Indian Air Force's Mir 2000 fighter aircraft fleet. Mir 2000 fighter aircraft fleet is only ones which can fire Spice-2000 bombs. 

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IAF's Spice 2000 bomb contract

IAF has signed over Rs 250 crore contract with Israel with Mark 84 warhe and bombs which have capacity to destroy buildings completely. IAF h signed a contract with Israel in June 2019 for more than 100 Spice 2000 bombs under emergency procurement powers of services given by PM Modi-led government. contract was signed as IAF h wanted to procure bombs following success of air-strike across LoC in Balakot in 2019 in February. 

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Balakot airstrike

On February 26, 2019, Indian Air Force bombed terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed's biggest training camp near Balakot, deep inside Pakistan. strike was carried out in response to Pulwama attack by Pakistan backed Jaish-e-Mohamm outfit. attack h claimed lives of at least 40 CRPF jawans. Following this, Pakistan retaliated by attempting to target Indian military installations on following day. However, IAF thwarted ir plans

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Balakot strike happened, concedes Pak

In an mission that has been a long time in coming, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has finally conceded that India carried out Balakot airstrike on Pakistani soil. Furr, he went on to make confession in context of expressing his fears that India has planned an even bigger operation, this time in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir and that intelligence ncies h 'full kwledge' of this. While dressing  Legislative Assembly in Muzaffarab on occasion of 73rd Independence Day of Pakistan, Imran Khan dropped garb that Pakistan h put up ever since India retaliated on its terror factory in response to dastardly Pulwama terror attack. He went on to say that he and Pak Army h organised multiple National Security Committee meetings once y got wind that India is planning ar such strike. 

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21:19 IST, September 15th 2019