
Safed Sagar: Inside India's Air War at 18,000 Feet (Kargil 1999)
How do you fight an air war at 18,000 feet in the Himalayas — where no jet had ever been tested at that altitude?
Mission Safed Sagar: Inside India's Air War (Kargil 1999) 🎥
This is a short documentary I made covering Mission Safed Sagar — the Indian Air Force's air campaign during the 1999 Kargil War. It covers how the IAF operated at extreme high altitude (over 18,000 ft) in the Himalayas, a challenge that had never really been tested in modern air combat, using aircraft like the Mirage 2000 and MiG-21 to strike enemy positions and support ground troops. The video looks at why this kind of high-altitude bombing was so difficult, the key strikes that helped turn the war, and the overall impact airpower had on the outcome of the conflict. It's a short, focused breakdown rather than an exhaustive account, aimed at giving viewers a clear picture of the IAF's role in Kargil.