Indian Air Force To Equip Sukhoi Su-30 MKI’s With Spice-2000 Bombs Used In Air Strike On Jaish Terror Camp

The Indian Air Force (IAF) is equipping its Sukhoi SU-30 MKI’s with Israeli Spice-2000 bombs, which were used in the IAF air strikes on Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorist training camp inside Pakistan, ANI has reported.

“At the moment, the only aircraft which is capable of delivering the bombs on enemy targets is the Mirage 2000. But now the Air Force is putting them on the Su-30s as well to further enhance their firepower,” government sources were quoted in the report as saying.

According to the report, India had acquired over 200 Spice-2000 missiles from Israel a few years back and the SU-30 MKI has already carried out trials of these bombs on ground targets.

"After a few more trials, the Su-30 fleet would be equipped with these bombs which rely on coordinates and satellite pictures of the target to home in and destroy the intended targets," the sources said.

Right now the Mirage-2000 is the only aircraft of the IAF that can launch these bombs. However, if the Su-30 MKI integration of Spice-2000 is successful, it will prove to be a huge force multiplier for the Air Force.

As per the report, the Spice-2000 bombs were extensively used during the IAF air strikes on Pakistan on 26 February to decimate Jaish-e-Mohammad’s Balakot camp. The attacks were carried out to avenge the Pulwama terror attack in which more than 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were martyred.