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In a show of force and forensic rebuttal, the Indian Armed Forces on Monday publicly displayed wreckage of advanced Chinese and Turkish weapon systems allegedly used by Pakistan in one of the most volatile aerial escalations in South Asia since the Kargil conflict.
As the spotlight intensifies on China’s J-10C multirole fighter jet, another name increasingly capturing the attention of global defence analysts is the PL-15E, China’s export-variant long-range Beyond Visual Range (BVR) air-to-air missile.
In the face of growing and increasingly irrefutable evidence, India’s political and military establishment continues to publicly deny the loss of five fighter aircraft—including three of its most advanced Dassault Rafale jets—reportedly shot down by the Pakistan Air Force in a series of high-stakes aerial engagements over the subcontinent.
The Chinese-built J-10C “Vigorous Dragon” has surged into the global spotlight following substantiated claims that Pakistan Air Force (PAF) units used the jet—armed with advanced PL-15E beyond-visual-range air-to-air missiles—to shoot down three Indian Rafale multirole fighters in a single engagement.
In what could mark a paradigm shift in South Asia’s strategic equilibrium, Pakistan’s Air Force is reported to have employed a Chinese-supplied hypersonic missile, the CM-400AKG, in a precision airstrike that allegedly neutralised India’s prized S-400 “Triumf” air defence system near the border.
The Indian Navy’s flagship aircraft carrier INS Vikrant, a potent symbol of New Delhi’s maritime resurgence, is at the center of escalating regional speculation, following claims that the warship and its accompanying strike group are maneuvering closer to Pakistan’s coast—specifically toward the strategic port of Karachi.
In a major shift signalling the MiG-35’s return to the frontline of Russian aerial warfare, the Kremlin has deployed the 4++ generation multirole fighter over Moscow to counter the recent surge of Ukrainian kamikaze drone strikes targeting the capital and other critical infrastructure nodes.
After several days of calibrated restraint aimed at providing a window for diplomacy, Pakistan’s armed forces have launched a sweeping counteroffensive codenamed “Bunyan ul Marsoos”—a term meaning “Unbreakable Walls”—in direct response to India’s wide-ranging kinetic campaign under Operation Sindoor.
The simmering hostility between two of Asia’s nuclear-armed powers has escalated dramatically, as India reportedly unleashed loitering munitions—commonly known as suicide drones—alongside artillery and missile strikes against what it designates as “terror infrastructure” deep within Pakistani territory.
In what marks their first real-world air combat engagement, Pakistan Air Force (PAF) J-10C fighters, armed with Chinese-made Beyond Visual Range (BVR) missiles and operating under complete “radar and radio silence,” successfully ambushed and downed three Indian Air Force Rafale jets.