Jazzbaat News Network
In a significant development, India today confirmed that a Pakistani Mirage fighter jet was brought down during Operation Sindoor. Wreckage of a Pakistani Mirage could be seen in a video shared by the Indian Army.
Top military officials of the Army, Indian Air Force and the Indian Navy provided details at the media briefing on Operation Sindoor, including how India targeted key Pakistani installations and aircraft in retaliatory moves following Pakistan's drone attacks on India.
DGMO Lieutenant General Rajiv Ghai says, "In the last few years, the character of terrorist activities have changed. Innocent civilians were being attacked. 'Pahalgam tak paap ka ye ghada bhar chuka tha'..."
Air Marshal AK Bharti says, "All our military bases, all our systems continue to remain fully operational and ready to undertake any future missions should the need so arise."
Indian Military shows an image of a crater at Rahimyar Khan Airbase. Crater, after Indian strikes, in response to Pakistani strikes.
Indian strikes at Nur Khan Airbase. The Indian military shows the video of the strikes.
Vice Admiral AN Pramod says, "Effectively using multiple sensors and inputs, we are maintaining continuous surveillance to degrade or neutralise threats as they emerge or manifest to ensure targeting at extended ranges. All these are conducted under the umbrella of a comprehensive and effective layered fleet air defence mechanism that caters for all threats, be it drones, high-speed missiles or aircraft, both fighters as well as surveillance aircraft..."
The Indian military shows the debris of a likely PL-15 air-to-air missile, which is of Chinese origin and was used by Pakistan during the attack on India.
The wreckage of the Turkish-origin YIHA and Songar drones that were shot down by India has also been shown.
