What was the Operation White Sea? How Kargil war won by 40 days of air operation
Samira Vishwas July 26, 2025 10:24 PM

 

Kargil Vijay Diwas 2025: Today, Kargil Victory Day has been celebrated across the country like every year. The day of July 26 is very special for patriots, who remember and salute the sacrifices of the knights attained in the Kargil war. The knights of the country did not panic even while sacrificing their lives to make this war successful. The 26th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Day is being celebrated in the year 2025. The three armies of our country work as readiness to respond to the actions of enemies.

During the Kargil war, Operation White Sea aka Operation White Sea was run by the Indian Air Force in which several army personnel attended. The way Operation Sindoor has delayed the enemies after the Pahalgam attack, the operation remained the white ocean. Let us know about the Operation White Sea.

Know what was the Operation White Sea?

During the Kargil War here, Operation was run by the army. Actually this operation is running during that time Operation Vijay There was a part of Under this operation, the Indian Air Force protected the border. The purpose of this operation was to prevent the Pakistani Army from entering the border areas of Jammu and Kashmir uncontrollably. That Indian Air Force was not able to travel easily. For this, the Indian Air Force was not allowed to cross the LOC. Actually, this campaign was sky i.e. being run by the Air Force. The Air Force was deployed on 25 May for this operation.

The Air Force made this operation successful with Operation Vijay. Operation White Sea fired covers to the army personnel to fight the war on the ground. That is, the land was deployed on the land and Air Force in the sky. It is said that, KargilDras and Batalic sectors were to destroy shocks, bunkers and bases of Pakistani intruders at an altitude of 14,000 to 18,000 feet.

Enemies of enemies were demolished

It is said that with the help of Operation White Sea, the Indian Army told Pakistan that, India’s arms have and will remain. With the help of this operation, the Indian Air Force destroyed shocks, bunkers and bases of Pakistani intruders in Kargil, Dras and Batalic sectors at an altitude of 14,000 to 18,000 feet. The aerial operations were carried out with accurate aerial attacks on these bases. Weakening and demolishing the communication network of Dushman was also the main task of this operation. Let us tell you that the Operation The White Sea was led by the then Air Chief Marshal Anil Yashwant Tipnis. He guided this entire operation at the strategic level. Yashwant Tipnis had maintained synergy between the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Defense and the Army Chiefs during this period. Apart from this, Air Marshal PS with this mission Ahluwalia commanded the Western Command.

The operation of the operation of operation was done in planning and implementing the white Sea. At the same time, Air Vice Marshal A. Of. Tiwari played a role in the Air Force’s fighter scheme and coordination. Operation The White Sea was an air operation lasting 40 days. More than 5000 flights flew in it. At the same time, Miraj-20000 dropped more than 1 ton of bombs. In this operation, a MiG-21 and a MiG-27 aircraft were lost and a pilot was martyred.

Know which aircraft were attacks

It is said that this Air Force mission was attacked by the army’s MiG aircraft.

  1. MIG-200- The Air Force first used the laser-guided bomb LGBS. Where Tiger Hill and other enemy locations were demolished through this aircraft. Also Mirage-20000 aircraft was used.
  2. MIG-27- This aircraft was used by the Air Force to bombing and destroy the enemy bunkers, artillery and trench systems. It is an aircraft built in Russia. It was included in the Air Force in the year 1980. Through this aircraft, attacks were carried out in Dras and Batalik regions with the help of this war ship.
  3. With the help of MIG-21, the work of this high-speed jet was done by the Air Force to take out the injured soldiers and for the martyrs. With the help of MiG-21, small bomb blasts, flight cover and monitoring were also done.
  4. Jaguar aircraft was used for reconnaissance and ground attacks. It was a plane to be ready to take immediate action when the attack was held at night. With its help, the communication and supply line of the enemies had to be demolished.
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