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In a bold and unprecedented disclosure, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar claimed that the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) successfully downed five Indian Air Force (IAF) fighter jets—including three state-of-the-art Rafales—using Chinese-built J-10C fighters armed with PL-15E beyond-visual-range air-to-air missiles (BVRAAMs).
In a rapid escalation of hostilities between two nuclear-armed rivals, India has initiated a series of deep-penetration strikes on what it alleges to be terrorist infrastructure inside Pakistan, while Islamabad claims to have executed a punishing aerial retaliation, downing as many as five Indian Air Force (IAF) fighter aircraft.
In a dramatic escalation that unfolded under the cloak of night between April 29 and 30, four Rafale fighter jets of the Indian Air Force reportedly launched from Ambala Air Base in Haryana, heading west at Mach speeds towards the Pakistan frontier.
The United States has long positioned the F-22 Raptor as the apex predator of the skies, a fifth-generation air superiority fighter so advanced and elusive that Washington’s defence establishment touts it as virtually “invincible” against all known aerial threats.
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is intensifying efforts to obtain access to the source code of its Rafale fighter jets, manufactured by France’s Dassault Aviation, in a bold and calculated move to enhance India’s technological sovereignty and defence autonomy.
In a stark and unsettling assessment, a recent report by the French Institute of International Relations (IFRI) has laid bare the alarming reality of France’s air combat capabilities.
The accelerating procurement of advanced multi-role combat aircraft (MRCA) by Southeast Asian nations is reshaping the regional aerial power balance, placing mounting pressure on Malaysia to revitalise its ageing fleet and assert its relevance in an increasingly contested skies.
As European nations grapple with an increasingly volatile geopolitical landscape, France is intensifying efforts to persuade its allies to reduce reliance on American military hardware.
As part of its landmark 2021 agreement to procure 80 Rafale F4 fighter jets from France, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is set to receive 300 long-range METEOR air-to-air missiles, developed by European defense giant MBDA.
On the first day of Ramadan, Malaysia’s Defence Minister, Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin, visited the French Navy’s aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle as it transited through Malaysian waters in the South China Sea.