Gwalior base jet fighters participated in airstrike, says former Wing Commander Praful Bakshi

AGRA: The Tuesday early morning non-military pre-emptive strike against Jaish-e-Mohammad training camp in Pakistan occupied Kashmir and beyond was executed by Central India based squadron 1 and 7 of Mirage 2000 jet fighters, said eminent defence analyst and former wing commander Praful Bakshi.
“I feel immensely proud to be a part of squadron 7, who along with squadron 1 of Gwalior airbase executed the successful operation beyond enemy lines to avenge the death of our soldiers.The airstrike group was supported by refuellers and Airborne early warning and control systems (AEW&C) from Agra base,” said Bakshi, based on inputs shared by his sources.
At the time of writing this report, the central air command (CAC), Prayagraj of Indian Air Force did not respond to TOI's queries.
Both Gwalior and Agra airbase comes under the CAC.
The war veteran Bakshi said, “It was well planned and calculated strike, where French-made Mirage 2000 fighters loaded with heavy laser guided bombs destroyed Pakistan based terrorist camps. "
"Since the fighters were heavy with loaded bombs, they would have required extra fuel to enter enemy line at cruising speed and hence, the refuellers from Agra base might have been used near enemy line in mid-air.”
When asked, if Su-30 MKI, IAF's backbone fighters, were also used in strike, he said, “Since Sukhoi is multi-role all weather aircraft, it would have been on standby or might have escorted the strike group to border, as SU 30 MKI is very agile in compare to any aircraft available with IAF.”
Responding on the Pakistani armed forces spokesperson Major General Asif Ghafoor's claim, of IAF jets hastily escaping after quick response from Pakistan air force, the former IAF wing commander Bakshi said, “Our Airborne early warning and control systems (AEW&C) including Embrare had jammed PAF radars, which eventually lead to slow response. By the time Pakistani jets were scrambled to intercept Mirage 2000, the Indian jets made into Indian borders.”
He further added, “The Indian jets would (have) dropped bomb at cruising speed of 850-900 kmph and would have left the enemy territory with nearly Mach 2 speed.”