Aerial Confrontations between the PAF and VSS during the Soviet-Afghan War
Pakistan–Soviet/DRA aerial conflict
Part of the Soviet military intervention in Afghanistan and Operation Cyclone
Date
May 1986 – November 1988
Location
Airspace of Pakistan and Afghanistan
Result
Pakistani victory[1]
Soviet attacks on Pakistan reduced[1]
Heavy losses for Soviet airforce[1]
Belligerents
Soviet Union Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
Pakistan
Pakistan Air Force
Pakistan Army
Supported by: United States
CIA
Afghan mujahideen
Units involved
Soviet Air Forces Afghan Air Force
322nd Fighter Air Regiment
355th Fighter Bomber Regiment
373rd Air Transport Regiment
Afghan Army
37th Commando Brigade
38th Commando Brigade
466th Commando Brigade
Pakistan Air Force
No. 9 Squadron PAF
No. 14 Squadron PAF
No. 15 Squadron PAF
Pakistan Army
XI Corps
Casualties and losses
2 Su-22 shot down (1 additional per Pakistan)
1 Su-25 shot down
4 An-26 shot down
Several Mi-8 shot down
2 Mig-23 shot down (per Pakistan)
1 Mig-23 damaged
6 Mi-8 captured[2]
120+ captured[3]
118+ killed
F-16 lost (friendly fire per Pakistan)(shot down per Soviets) [4]
300+ Afghan refugees killed [5]
Soviet Union and Democratic Republic of Afghanistan Air Force jet fighters and bombers would occasionally cross into Pakistani airspace to target Afghan refugee camps in Pakistan. To counter the Soviet jets, the United States started providing F-16 jets to Pakistan.[6] These F-16 jets lacked the capability to fire radar-guided beyond-visual range missiles, and thus they were required to get close to their opponents in order to use their AIM-9P and more advanced AIM-9L Sidewinder heat-seeking or their 20-millimeter Vulcan cannons.
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^Weisman, Steven R. (2 May 1987). "Afghans Down a Pakistani F-16, Saying Fighter Jet Crossed Border". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
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