How India shot down Pakistan's aircraft from 300 KM away during Op Sindoor; Air Force Chief says largest-ever kill was...
Operation Sindoor update: In a significant revelations weeks after India conducted Operation, killing a hundred terrorists across nine terror camps located in Pakistan and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir, Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh has confirmed that the Indian Air Force (IAF) shot down six Pakistani aircrafts during Operation Sindoor including an attack where either an ELINT aircraft or an AEW&; C aircraft was taken on at a distance of about 300 km.
Speaking at the Air Chief Marshal L.M. Katre Memorial Lecture in Bengaluru, the Air Chief said that IAF shot down six Pakistani aircrafts including five fighter jets and a high-value surveillance platform, likely an AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) aircraft.
In addition to this, IAF Chief Amar Preet Singh also shared satellite imagery and intelligence inputs that detailed the extent of damage inflicted on Pakistan's air fleet and terror infrastructure. How India struck Pakistani planes at a distance of 300 km?
'We have five confirmed kills and one large aircraft, which could be either an ELINT aircraft or an AEW &; C aircraft, which was taken on at a distance of about 300 km. This is, actually, the largest ever recorded surface-to-air kill that we can talk about,' the Air Force chief said.
'Our air defence system has done a wonderful job. The S-400 system, which we had recently bought, has been a game-changer. The range of that system has really kept their aircraft away from their weapons, like those long-range glide bombs that they have. They have not been able to use any one of those because they have not been able to penetrate the system,' the IAF chief said. How did Russian-origin S-400 air defence system help India?
The Russian-origin S-400 air defence system played a pivotal role in neutralising airborne threats during the operation. The system was credited with the aerial kills, including the downing of the AWACS aircraft, which posed a significant intelligence and coordination threat to Indian forces.
(With inputs from agencies)
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