“I Locked Onto A Pakistani F-16 For 30 Seconds”: Kargil Hero’s Account
Mirage 2000’s primary air-to-air missile at the time was the French R-530 D missile. At the height of the Kargil war, 25 years ago, Indian Air Force Mirage 2000 jets, which were used to hit Pakistani posts, locked onto Pakistan Air Force F-16s and could have launched air to air missiles if they were threatened.