Operation Sindoor: 5 facts about India-Pakistan struggle mentioned by IAF Chief. Latest News India

The Indian Air Force shot at least five Pakistani fighter jets and a large military aircraft during Operation Sindoor in May, Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh said on Saturday, the first statement after India in decades with its neighbor in decades.

India launched Operation Sindor on 7 May on 7 April as a decisive military response to the Pahgam terror attack in which 26 people were killed. The Indian armed forces targeted terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, causing more than 100 militants associated with terrorist organizations such as Jai-e-Mohammed, Lashkar-e-Taiba and Hizbul Mujahideen.

After the attack, Pakistan attempted drone attacks with the Line of Control and Jammu and Kashmir as well as the border areas, after which India launched a coordinated attack and attempted drone attacks after damaging radar infrastructure, communication centers and air areas in 11 airbase.

Here are 5 major revelations by IAF chief:

1. The longest surface-to-hwa kil: India shot Pakistani fighter jets and a large military aircraft, with most of them with Russian -built S -400 air defense system. Large aircraft, possibly a surveillance aircraft, was taken down from 300 km away, which kills India’s largest recorded surface.
   “We have at least five fighters confirmed and have a large aircraft that can be either aircraft or an AWC, which was taken about 300 kilometers away. It is actually the largest ever -recorded surface that we have achieved,” AP Singh said during the 16th edition of the air -chief Porridge Alm Cater Memorial Lecture in Bengalur.
2. Accurate attacks on Pakistani air bases: IAF attacked Sukkur and Sargodha Airfields, destroyed a UAb hangar, a radar site, and damaged an AWC hangar, including some F-16s under maintenance.
   “We have a sign of at least one AWC in that AWC hangar, and some F-6s, which are subject to maintenance there … based on specific intelligence. IAF decided to attack the airspace. So the airfield was attacked, and the main building where the plan goes on, it was also used as a civil terminal building.
   “You have views available here – this is the hanger that is flattened, it is the radar site before and after. AWC Hangar was again attacked.
3. Evidence made public: Unlike the 2019 Balkot Strike, Operation Sindoor was supported by the video and imagery evidence released in a public domain, which AP Singh said that “Balakot’s ghost care” and the world helped show the achievements of India.
   “In Balkot, we found nothing from inside, and it became a big issue that was trying to tell our own people, unfortunately, as we were able to get. Whatever we had had, we had intelligence (human intelligence) on what we had had, where we had a lot of damage. Said.
4. No operational restrictions: Singh credited the “clear political will” of the central government to give complete freedom to the armed forces to plan and execute the operation with “no restrictions”, which is used to control the growth with the rules of enlargement of growth.
5. Purpose and restraint: The IAF chief emphasized that the sole purpose was “teaching terrorists a lesson”, and once fulfilled the objectives, India demanded opportunities to end the struggle, which they called a “good example” to avoid unnecessary growth.
   “People came down to their ego in war, and this is what is running continuously. We have given a very good example. Our aim was very clear: to teach terrorists a lesson. Once we achieved our purpose, we should find all the windows of the opportunity.

(With input from PTI and ANI)