@theairframesociety: Over Kargil in 1999, the Mikoyan MiG-29 Fulcrum did its work without firing a shot. Being on the other side's radar was enough. 📡 ✈️ Air Chief Marshal Anil Tipnis authorised his escort pilots to chase any attacker back across the Line of Control. 🎯 Nobody had to. The F-16s stayed on their own side. ⚡ Air superiority you never have to use still decides who gets to bomb the hill. 🌍 📋 SPECS ✈️ First flight — 6 October 1977 (prototype 9-01, flown by Alexander Fedotov) 🔧 Powerplant — 2 × Klimov RD-33 afterburning turbofans ⚡ Top speed — Mach 2.25 (approx. 1,520 mph / 2,450 km/h) at altitude 📏 Wingspan — 11.36 m (37 ft 3 in) 🎯 Service ceiling — around 18,000 m (59,000 ft) #indianairforce #iaf #fighterjets #militaryjets #avgeek

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