One month after the successful execution of Operation Sindoor, the Indian defence establishment has revealed staggering details of the four-day conflict that rattled Pakistan’s military infrastructure. According to top sources, the Indian Armed Forces deployed 19 BrahMos cruise missiles to target and destroy 11 key Pakistani airbases, delivering a crippling blow to enemy capabilities.
As India commemorated the operation’s success, the Ministry of Defence greenlit a fast-track weapons acquisition program for the Army, Navy, and Air Force, including long-range loitering ammunition, kamikaze drones, precision artillery shells, and beyond-visual-range air-to-air missiles — specifically to out-range Chinese-origin weapons used by Pakistan during the skirmish.
Battlefield analysis and digital evidence reviewed by military chiefs reveal that Indian Air Force (IAF) jets, SAM batteries, and the powerful S-400 system successfully shot down four Chinese-made Pakistani fighter jets and two large aircraft, believed to be a C-130J transport aircraft and a SAAB 2000 AEW&C.
In addition, two Pakistani F-16s were partially damaged in missile strikes on key airbases including Sargodha, Rafiqui, Jacobabad, and Chaklala (Nur Khan Air Base). These strikes were part of the precision offensive launched on May 10, involving Rafale jets, BrahMos missiles, and M777 howitzers.
The Indian retaliation led to the confirmed destruction of:
One Chinese LY-80 fire radar
Two US-made AN/TPQ-43 tracking radars
One HQ-9 fire unit at Chaklala
Sources say the S-400 systems alone downed three enemy aircraft, while the Rafale fleet neutralized multiple ground-based assets.
New intelligence also suggests that Pakistan possesses four Chinese HQ-9 air defence systems, not two as previously assessed. These were deployed strategically at Chaklala and Malir Cantonment to mislead Indian surveillance and shield sensitive locations.
During the confrontation, Pakistan used PL-15 air-to-air missiles with a range of 180 km, and mixed two HQ-9 variants with 150 km and 250 km ranges in an attempt to catch the IAF off guard.
