Meet the brave Indian Air Force captain who shot down a Pakistani aircraft from 314 km away

Meet the brave Indian Air Force captain who shot down a Pakistani aircraft from 314 km away

Group Captain Animesh Patni of the Indian Air Force was awarded the Vir Chakra for executing a world-record 314-km surface-to-air missile strike during Operation Sindoor, India’s strategic precision campaign against terror hubs in Pakistan. In total, 15 gallantry awards were conferred for the operation, including to nine IAF pilots, four Army soldiers, and two BSF personnel. Launched in May 2025 following a deadly terror attack in Pahalgam, Oper…