India Pakistan war: The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) lost around 20 percent of its military infrastructure during Operation Sindoor as Pakistan’s Chinese-made air defense systems “failed miserably” to stop Indian missile strikes that leveled key military structures inside the enemy country, a new reports by a US-based defense forum has revealed.
Chinese air defenses failed against Indian missiles
According to the Indo-Pacific Defense Forum– a site related to the US Indo-Pacific Command– the United States kept a keen eye on last month’s 4-day long India-Pakistan war, as the Pentagon was curious to gauge the quality and lethality of Chinese weapons being used by Pakistani forces.
However, according to the report, the Chinese weapons systems, especially its air defense systems, used by Pakistan, were found wanting as India successfully struck strategic targets deep inside the country. Speaking to Agence France-Presse (AFP), Bilal Khan, founder of the Toronto-based Kuwa Defence News and Analysis Group, noted that Chinese surface-to-air missile systems “do not appear to be as effective as the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) may have hoped.”
Similarly, Sajjan Gohel, International Security Director at London-based think tank, Asia-Pacific Foundation, told CNN that Beijing’s ability to sell its weapons, as well as its credibility, takes a major hit if “Chinese-origin radars or missile systems indeed failed to detect or prevent Indian attacks”.
PAF lost 20 percent infrastructure
As per the report, on the fourth day and last of fighting, the Indian Air Force (IAF) conducted precision missile strikes on as many as 11 Pakistani airbases, completely destroying about 20 percent of total military infrastructure of the Pakistan Air Force.
Earlier, Pakistan had rejected these claims as an exaggeration, but satellite images from US defense agencies prove that the damage claimed by India was indeed true. The fact has been confirmed by several reputed publications, including the New York Times, the report said.
In an article in The Japan Times, Indian geostrategist Brahma Chellaney wrote that India neutralized at least one SAAB-2000 airborne early warning system (AWACS). Chellaney claims the AWACS was shot down by an Indian surface-to-air missile fired from 314 kilometers away.
According to Chellaney, Western media and experts have analyzed the conflict between India and Pakistan for about a month, citing satellite pictures and other sources, and found that Indian air strikes destroyed major Pakistani air bases including Noor Khan and Bholari.
“The attack on Nur Khan, near Pakistan’s nuclear command and army headquarters, was symbolic,” he writes, adding that “Indian cruise missiles hitting Nur Khan sent a calculated message that India was targeting high-value targets and Pakistan had no means to defend itself.”
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