The Indian Air Force on Friday stated that Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman had shot down a F-16 Pakistani fly on February 27.

The IAF in an announcement said that daily after the Balakot assault, a huge power of the Pakistan Air Force, which included F-16s, JF-17s and Mirage III/V air ship, were gotten by the IAF radars.

"They were blocked by IAF SU-30 MKI, Mirage-2000 and MiG-21 Bison warrior guided by ground radars and AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System). All endeavors of PAF to assault any objectives were ruined by the IAF. Amid the flying commitment that pursued, one MiG-21 Bison of the IAF shot down one F-16 in Nowshera division," the announcement read.

Sources affirmed to News18 that the F-16 was shot somewhere around Wing Commander Varthaman. There is sufficient specialized proof, they included, for the IAF to be persuaded that it was to be sure a F-16 that the Wing Commander drew in with and in the long run shot down.

The IAF said that on February 27, there were affirmed locating launches at two better places isolated by somewhere around 8-10 km - one was an IAF MiG-21 Bison and the other was a PAF airplane.