India, May 26 -- The Indian Air Force on Monday reminisced about its air operations during the Kargil war, codenamed Operation Safed Sagar, that it launched on May 26, 1999 to support ground forces under Operation Vijay. Today marks the 26th anniversary of Operation Safed Sagar.

In a post on X, the Indian Air Force said the operation "aimed to flush out Pakistani regulars and intruders who had occupied Indian positions along the LoC in the Kargil sector."

"This was the first large-scale use of air power in the Kashmir region since the 1971 Indo-Pak War. Never before had an air force been tasked with such high-altitude precision operations in rugged mountainous terrain-making it a watershed moment in military aviation history," the IAF s...