According to the air force chief, India shot down six Pakistani military planes in May.
New Delhi: Following its biggest military war in decades with its neighbor, India made its first public allegation on Saturday that it shot down five Pakistani fighter jets and one other military aircraft during fighting in May. Khawaja Muhammad Asif, Pakistan’s defense minister, denied the claim, claiming that no Pakistani aircraft had been struck or destroyed by India. Indian Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh stated at a function in Bengaluru, southern India, that India’s S-400 surface-to-air missile system, manufactured in Russia, shot down the most of the Pakistani planes. He confirmed the strikes using electronic tracking data. The large aircraft, which might have been a surveillance plane, was shot down at a distance of 300 kilometers (186 miles), he added. “We have at …
According to the air force chief, India shot down six Pakistani military planes in May. Read More