The MiG-21 fighter did not manage to shoot down the F-16 fighter of the Pakistan Air Force.

Despite statements by the Indian media that during an incident on the border of India and Pakistan, a MiG-21 fighter was able to destroy a Pakistani F-16, it became known that this was not true - the Pakistani Ministry of Defense showed R-missiles 73 "Pennant" from the downed Indian MiG-21.

Earlier, India claimed that the MiG-21 fighter, which was shot down by a Pakistani fighter, managed to launch a missile, which, in turn, hit the Pakistani combat aircraft. Considering the fact, and it was confirmed by the Ministry of Defense of India, that the fighter was carrying two missiles, none of them was fired.

“The 2 P-73 missiles found on the fragments of the MiG-21 were not released, while in India they claim that the MiG-21 had shot down the F-16 before it was shot down by itself. Classic liars, which are the Indian Air Force and the Indian media, are trying to hide their own humiliation ", - stated in Pakistan.

On the other hand, it remains unknown that none of the missiles could detonate when they hit the ground, which was immediately picked up by Indian media, stressing that it took Pakistan almost a month to create the Vympel P-73 mockups.