On the night of May 7, the Pakistani Air Force’s radars saw the movement of several dozen Indian warplanes.
India’s latest fighter jets Rafael’s destruction in an unusual air clash between Pakistan and India after midnight on May 7 surprised the military circles around the world.
The British news agency Reuters in its detailed report highlights the real reasons, technical aspects and confidential information failures.
Background: Stress and Atmosphere of Attack
Hawk India began after the Pahalgam attack in which 26 Indian tourists were killed and India blamed Pakistan for the attack without any evidence, demonstrating traditional hit religion.
Pakistan had rejected the allegation altogether, but India launched an airstrike on Pakistan on the morning of May 7 under the guise of the incident, in response to which Pakistan showed extraordinary military whip.
The head of the Pak Air Force was present at the operation room all the time
According to Reuters reports, Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmad Babar, the chief of the Pak Air Force, has been in the air operation room for several days and has been monitoring the moment.
As soon as a large number of Indian aircraft appeared on the radar, the Chief of the Pak Air Force ordered the departure of the Chinese-made J-10C aircraft and especially directed the Rafale aircraft to be targeted.
Chinese Missile PL-15: Game Changer proved
Reuters, citing intelligence sources, claimed that the most important reason for Rafael’s destruction was the mistake of the Indian intelligence, which misinterpreted the original range of Chinese-made PL-15 missiles.
Indian pilots continued to believe that they were out of reach of Pakistani missiles, though the PL-15 range came out 200 km or more. The missile was fired by the Pakistani J-10C aircraft, and the same war was taken to Rafael.
Pakistani Electronic Warfare; War on India
Pakistan not only took the lead through missiles but also set up a modern “total chain” system.
According to Reuters, four Pakistani officials confirmed that the network connects sensors in the ground, atmosphere and space, including Pakistani-made Data Link-17 and Sweden-based surveillance aircraft.
Under this system, the Pakistani J-10C aircraft kept the radar shut down and flying from the enemy’s eyes, while the flying surveillance aircraft continued to give them real-time feeds.
World Impact: Comparison of France and China
Shares of French company Dassault have seen a decline after the news of the drop of Rafale aircraft.
A country like Indonesia, who was about to buy Rafael, is now interested in the Chinese J-10C.
Experts say the incident could prove to be a major breakthrough in China’s weapons exports.
Raphael plane’s destruction; India’s refusal, France’s confession
Although India has not officially confirmed Rafael’s fall, the French Air Force chief and top Dassault officials indicated in June that India had lost a Rafale and two other aircraft (including a Russian -made Sakhoi).
Changes in Indian strategy
After the May 7 defeat, India changed its air strategy. On May 10, the Indian Air Force attacked 9 Pakistani airbaces and radars, including a surveillance plane.
The Indian unrighteous missile has repeatedly tried to break the Pakistani defense system but failed and a few days after the failure, the US mediation was forced to cease with Pakistan.
The role and cooperation of China
Reuters reports that after the defeat, Indian authorities repeatedly alleged that Pakistan received “live input” from China during the fighting, satellite and radar data,
However, Pakistan rejected India’s baseless allegation.
According to Reuters, Lt. Gen. Wang Gang, the head of the Chinese Air Force, visited Pakistan and expressed interest in using Chinese weapons in “Kill Charin”.
Indian Member Assembly presented evidence of Rafael plane crash in Lok Sabha
It is to be remembered that in the Lok Sabha, Member of Parliament Amarinder Singh claimed that he himself saw “BS001 Rafael” falling into Indian Punjab.
He also presented evidence in the House, but the Indian government has not taken any formal stand on the incident so far.
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