Current Affairs - Defence - Discussion

Operation Safed Sagar was an air operation conducted by the Indian Air Force during the Kargil War in 1999. It began in May 1999 to provide crucial air support to Indian ground forces fighting to reclaim strategic mountain positions occupied by Pakistani troops. The operation involved aerial reconnaissance, precision strikes, air defence, helicopter support and disruption of enemy logistics. Mirage-2000 aircraft played a particularly important role by using laser-guided bombs and precision weaponry against high-altitude targets. The operation was conducted under the major limitation that Indian aircraft were not permitted to cross the Line of Control.