Operation Sindoor: IAF Chief Says Five Pakistani Fighter Jets, One AEW&C Downed By Indian Armed Forces

The Indian Air Force chief has said that five Pakistani fighter jets and a large aircraft were shot down in Operation Sindoor, NDTV reported.

Alongside these aerial kills, two more Pakistani aircraft were destroyed on the ground, marking the first detailed account of the damage inflicted on Pakistan’s air fleet during the large-scale Indian military operation.

Addressing the 16th Air Chief Marshal LM Katre Lecture in Bengaluru, Air Chief Marshal AP Singh attributed the key aerial victories to the Russian-origin S-400 air defence system.

The large aircraft, described as a “big bird,” was likely an AEW&C or an electronic intelligence platform—its destruction delivering a severe setback to Pakistan’s aerial capabilities.

He also presented satellite photographs of the terror sites targeted during the 7 May strikes.

"These are the before and after images of the damage we caused (at Bahawalpur - JeM HQ)... There's hardly any collateral here. The adjacent buildings are fairly intact. Not only did we have satellite pictures, but also from local media, through which we could get inside pictures," he said.

India had struck nine terror targets, eliminating over a hundred terrorists, in its 7 May military offensive codenamed Op Sindoor, in a response to the terror attack in Pahalgam by Pakistan-backed terrorists that had claimed 26 innocent lives on 22 April.

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