The aerial conflict between Pakistan and India is the longest in recent history.

 

A senior Pakistani security official has described the dogfight between Pakistani and Indian fighter jets as one of the “largest and longest” in recent aviation history.

The clash lasted for more than an hour, with both sides firing long-range missiles from within their own airspace — sometimes from as far as 160 kilometers (100 miles) away, according to sources.

The senior Pakistani official said the dogfight lasted for about an hour, calling it the “biggest and longest dogfight” in modern times.

He said 125 Pakistani fighter jets took part in the counter-attack. However, none of the planes from either country entered each other’s airspace. He said there were incidents of missile firing between Pakistani and Indian aircraft from a distance of 160 kilometers.

The two countries’ warplanes had dogfights in 2019. Pakistan had shot down an Indian aircraft in its territory. At that time, a pilot named Abhinandan was captured and brought in front of the TV. However, neither of the two countries wanted this to happen this time. Therefore, neither country allowed their pilots to cross the border.

The official said that the Indian aircraft had to try several times to hit the target in Pakistan. At that time, the Pakistani army tried to warn the common people of the possible attack area as much as possible. This enabled them to reduce the number of casualties to a great extent, the Pakistani official said.