Times of Islamabad

Indian Air Force plan to buy advanced version of spice 2000 bomb after so called Balakot strike failure

Indian Air Force plan to buy advanced version of spice 2000 bomb after so called Balakot strike failure

NEW DELHI: Indian Air Force plan to buy advanced version of spice 2000 bombafter so called Balakot strike failure .

The Indian Air Force (IAF) is planning to buy an advanced version of theSpice-2000 bomb, which can be used to reduce enemy buildings and bunkers torubbles in no time.

It is to be noted that Spice-2000 bomb was used by IAF’s Mirage-2000fighter jets in the airstrikes at Balakot in Pakistan.

However, the penetrator version of Spice-2000 bombs was used by the IAF inthe Balakot airstrikes which made holes in the concrete rooftops of thebuildings in the Jaish camp but did not destroy the buildings.

The bombs, however, exploded inside the building killing those who werepresent inside the building claims India.

“The IAF is now planning to acquire the bunker buster or the buildingdestroyer version with Mark 84 warhead which can decimate targetedbuildings,” government sources told ANI.