Pakistan bragged about its advanced, better Chinese weapons but India turned them into waste; this is how it happened
New Delhi/Beijing/Islamabad: India's Operation Sindoor has wreaked havoc in Pakistan. Indian missile and drone attacks have turned Chinese weapons into scrap in Pakistan. Indian attacks have exposed the vulnerabilities of Pakistan's air defense as well as its infrastructure weaknesses. The Pakistani army relies on more than 80 percent Chinese weapons. Its air defense systems, missiles, and drones are also Chinese, which completely collapsed. In this fight, India has selectively destroyed Chinese air defense systems and missile systems, proving that Chinese weapons are low grade and unreliable.
Chinese air defense systems have proven to be ineffective against Indian missiles. China compared its air defense systems HQ-9B and HQ-16 to the American Patriot missile defense which severely failed to counter Indian SCALP stealth cruise missiles and Hammer glide bombs. The Chinese air defense systems have also failed to detect missiles coming in at significantly lower ranges and altitudes. Reason behind failure of Chinese weapons against India
According to experts, Pakistani fighter aircraft rely on pre-programmed flight trajectories, while Indian aircraft are significantly superior in technology. As a result, Pakistan's Chinese weapons have failed miserably to match the trajectory paths of Indian weapons. China does not provide Pakistan with its advanced technology, which has rendered most of Pakistan's systems quite outdated. On the other hand, India uses not only Russian weapons but also those from the United States and Israel, which are much more advanced. For example, the Barak-8 missile, developed by India in collaboration with Israel, successfully shot down the Pakistani Fateh-1 missile in mid-air.
China has downgraded the weapon systems it sold to Pakistan. For example, the range of the HQ-9P is 125 km, while the range of China's domestic HQ-9B is 250-300 km. A Pakistani LY-80 radar system in Gujranwala was destroyed by India's Harop loitering munition due to poor mobility and counter-drone capabilities. Additionally, the aperture of the KLJ-7A AESA radar of the JF-17 fighter jet is smaller than that of India's Rafale RBE2-AA radar, reducing detection range and tracking accuracy. Furthermore, its fuel holding capacity is also quite low, forcing it to frequently refuel there. Additionally, the PL-15 air-to-air missiles that China provided to Pakistan have a range of around 145 kilometers, whereas the Chinese PL-15 has a range of 200 to 300 kilometers.
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