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Last Updated:June 04, 2025, 12:25 IST
During the four-day conflict with Pakistan, India's 'Operation Sindoor' resulted in the destruction of six PAF jets, two high-value aircraft, with other planes and missiles.
Pakistani Air Force F-16 fighter jets (Photo: PTI)
As many as six Pakistan Air Force (PAF) fighter jets, two high-value aircraft, more than 10 Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles (UCAVs), one C-130 transport aircraft, and multiple cruise missiles were destroyed by the Indian Air Force during its four-day conflict with the neighbouring country.
The revelation came hours after a confidential Pakistan dossier revealed India’s ‘Operation Sindoor’ targeted eight more locations in the neighbouring country.
News agency ANI quoted sources involved in the operations launched against Pakistan and stated the revelation regarding the destruction of Pakistani jets and other aircraft was made amid an ongoing analysis of the damage inflicted upon by the Indian Air Force on Pakistan Air Force following ‘Operation Sindoor’.
As per the technical analysis of the data available with the IAF, six of the Pakistan Air Force fighter aircraft were shot down in the air during operations, the report quoted sources as saying.
One high-value aerial asset, which could either be an electronic countermeasures aircraft or an Airborne Early Warning or Control Aircraft, was taken out by a long-range strike by the Sudarshan at distances of around 300 km, the report claimed.
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During the four-day conflict, the strikes at Bholari airbase using air-to-surface cruise missiles resulted in the loss of another AEWC aircraft of Swedish origin, it added.
There are inputs about the presence of fighter jets also in the hangar, but since the Pakistanis are not even taking out debris from there, “we are not counting the fighter aircraft losses on the ground", the report quoted sources as saying.
The Indian Air Force used only air-launched cruise missiles to attack Pakistani bases, and no surface-to-surface BrahMos missiles were used in the attacks, they said.
In one of the strikes on a hangar by Rafale and Su-30 jets, a significant number of Chinese Wing Loong series medium altitude long endurance drones were destroyed, they added.
More than 10 UCAVs were also destroyed by the different IAF air defence systems over Pakistani airspace in the conflict, along with large-scale interception of Pakistani air and ground-launched cruise and ballistic missiles aimed at different air bases, as per the report.
Meanwhile, the Indian Air Force was still carrying out an analysis of the losses during the conflict, which began on the intervening night of May 6 and 7, when India launched ‘Operation Sindoor’ in retaliation for the Pahalgam terror attack, which claimed the lives of 26 tourists on April 22.
In the operation, India targeted and destroyed multiple terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK).
More than 100 terrorists were also killed in the operation.
The conflict lasted till May 10 afternoon when the Pakistan side requested a ceasefire in view of the heavy losses suffered by it in the attacks by the Indian Air Force.
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Vani Mehrotra is the Deputy News Editor at News18.com. She has nearly 10 years of experience in both national and international news and has previously worked on multiple desks.
Vani Mehrotra is the Deputy News Editor at News18.com. She has nearly 10 years of experience in both national and international news and has previously worked on multiple desks.
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