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[Global Network Report] According to Indian media reports such as the Hindustan Times, US President Trump said on the 25th local time that this springConflict in IndiaDuring this period, seven fighter jets were shot down, and he reiterated his claim that he had brokered a ceasefire between India and Pakistan.

On August 25, Trump said that seven fighter jets were shot down during the conflict in India and Pakistan.

Trump said on July 18th that "five fighter planes may have been shot down" during the India-Pakistan conflict. He did not specify which side's plane was shot down. According to the report, Trump did not specify which country shot down several fighter planes this time.

A conflict broke out between India and Pakistan in May this year. On May 10th, the two sides announced a ceasefire. Indian media reported that Trump has repeatedly stated that he has contributed to the ceasefire between India and Pakistan, but the Indian side has repeatedly refuted this, insisting that the ceasefire agreement was reached bilaterally between India and Pakistan without third-party intervention.

Previously, Pakistan claimed to have shot down five Indian fighter jets, while India claimed to have shot down several Pakistan fighter jets. Pakistan denied losing the aircraft but admitted that the air base was attacked. The Times of India reported in July that senior Indian military officials recently admitted that the Indian Air Force had lost an unknown number of fighter jets in small-scale conflicts. In a recent report in the British magazine The Economist also quoted unnamed foreign military officials as saying that five Indian aircraft were destroyed, including at least one Rafale fighter jet. The report also said that Indian military officials had said that the loss may be due to operational errors by the Indian pilot rather than technical flaws in the fighter plane.

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India claims to have "shot down 6 military aircraft" and Pakistan responds "no losses"

Three months have passed since the large-scale air war between India and Pakistan broke out in early May, and its aftermath has not disappeared yet.

The Indian Air Force Chief of Staff Singh suddenly announced on the 9th that the Indian Army shot down five fighters and one large aircraft of the Pakistani Air Force. Since the air war was one of the largest air battles since the Second World War, the number of fighters used by the two sides was not only high, but the degree of modernization was high, representing the direction of the future air combat pattern, so the Indian Air Force Chief of Staff's statement quickly attracted high attention from the countries. But about the actual outcomes of the air war, the two sides currently differ a lot. Reuters noted that Pakistan has immediately denied reports from India, while Western observers confirmed that the Indian Air Force suffered significant losses in the air war.

Indian media released a comparison of photos before and after the attack on Shahabaz Air Base in Pakistan

"Shot down 6 Pakistani warplanes"

During an event held in Bengaluru on 9 May, Indian Air Force Chief of Staff Singh said that during the Indian-Pacific airstrike on 7 May, ¡°we confirmed that we shot down at least five fighters and a large aircraft that could be an electronic intelligence aircraft or an early warning aircraft,¡± according to him, which the Indian Air Force confirmed on electronic intelligence, ¡°most of them were shot down by the Russian S-400 long-range air defense system, in which the large aircraft was probably shot down at a distance of about 300 kilometers, in fact creating the most distant defense airstrike ever recorded.¡±

Singh said that India's recently equipped S-400 air defense system "changed the rules of the game". "The ultra-long range of this air defense system keeps Pakistani aircraft and drones away from India. Because of the existence of S-400, Pakistan cannot penetrate the Indian air defense network. In addition to these (shot down Pakistani warplanes), a large number of Pakistani drones and missiles have fallen into our territory, and we have found them. We also found a lot of wreckage and studied it in order to find out what they did, where they were launched, what route they flew along, what systems they carried, what generation they belonged to, what performance they had, etc. "

The Hindu newspaper said that Singh emphasized in his speech,"The biggest gain of this air strike is that the air force's primacy has once again been put at the forefront. People have realized that the Air Force is the fastest response force a country has, capable of responding quickly and accurately attacking the depth of opponents." The report mentioned that in response to Singh's speech, the crowd, including Indian Air Force officers, veterans, and government and industry officials, responded with warm applause.

Proof of Satellite Images

The Hindu newspaper said that although India has been talking about the losses suffered by Pakistan for three months, this is the first time that a senior Indian military official has officially confirmed that Pakistan's air equipment was shot down during the India-Pakistan conflict in May. India accused Pakistan of being responsible for the attack on tourists in Indian-controlled Kashmir on April 22. In the name of fighting terrorism, it launched a large-scale air strike against Pakistan in the early hours of May 7. This was also called "one of the largest air battles after World War II" by Western media. Then India and Pakistan each claimed victory in the air battle that day. Reuters said Mr. Singh did not disclose the specific type of Pakistani fighter jet he had shot down, but said that in addition to the aerial results, Indian airstrikes also hit another reconnaissance aircraft and "several F-16 fighter jets" parked in hangars at two air bases in southeastern Pakistan.

India's New Delhi TV (NDTV) website said on the 9th that the Indian Air Force fired "Brahmos" supersonic missiles and other weapons at the main Pakistani air base during Operation "Sindour" and successfully destroyed the intended target. In his speech, Singh released a number of comparison satellite photos of Pakistani ground targets before and after the Indian air strikes, many of which were displayed for the first time. According to reports, these satellite photos show that a radar device at Pakistan's Arifwala air defense radar station was damaged by a drone launched by the Indian Air Force; a radar antenna at the Chunian air defense radar station was completely destroyed; many buildings at the Noor Khan Air Force Base, which is dominated by transport aircraft, were damaged in the air strike; the runway of Rahim Yar Khan Base was blown up with multiple craters, and one facility was obviously damaged.

Pictures disclosed by print media

The report believes that the most modern Belali Air Force Base in Pakistan has "suffered huge losses." Indian troops targeted the base's early warning aircraft hangar during air strikes. Singh said that "it is very likely that an early warning aircraft happened to be parked in the hangar." Satellite photos showed that the originally intact green hangar was significantly damaged after the air strike. The report said,"It is absolutely necessary to destroy Pakistan's early warning aircraft, because they will provide target information to Pakistan fighter jets when they take off, peek into Indian airspace, and confirm the type and whereabouts of the fighter jets dispatched by India. The Indian Air Force may now have destroyed two Pakistan early warning aircraft-one in the air and one on the ground. This is a huge blow to Pakistan because these aircraft are quite expensive."

In addition, the report also mentioned that multiple US-made F-16 fighter jets deployed at Shahabbaz Air Force Base in Pakistan may have been damaged in Indian air strikes. "About half of the base's hangars where F-16 fighter jets were parked were destroyed."

However, it is worth noting that Singh did not provide other credible evidence of Pakistan's shot down fighter plane. His claim that "the Indian army destroyed Pakistan's US-made F-16 fighter plane in air strikes" also contradicted the US statement. According to Reuters, U.S. officials had previously said that they were "unaware of any U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets being hit in Pakistan".

Pakistan Defense Minister Asif subsequently denied India's claim, saying that "India did not hit or destroy any Pakistan fighter jets." He posted on social platform X accusing India of "dishonesty." "If there is doubt about the facts, let both sides disclose their respective aircraft inventories and subject them to independent verification-although we suspect this will expose the reality that India is trying to conceal," he said. "This comical narrative, carefully crafted for domestic political expediency, increases the serious risk of strategic miscalculations between the two nuclear powers."

Contrary to the Pakistani version.

Indian and Pakistani claims of air combat losses are diametrically opposed. According to Reuters, Pakistan claimed to have shot down six Indian fighter jets, including India's most advanced legal Rafale fighter jet. Asif said Pakistan had submitted "detailed technical briefings" to international media and independent observers. At a press conference held by the Pakistan Air Force, the Pakistani side detailed the whole process of the air battle on May 7, claiming that the two sides dispatched about 125 modern fighter jets for more than an hour. At the same time, it also released intercepted conversations between Indian Air Force pilots, confirming that the "Rafale" fighter jet was indeed shot down. In addition, photos circulating on social media showed the wreckage of the suspected downed Indian fighter jet. In addition to shooting down the fighter jets, he said, "Pakistan also destroyed the Indian S-400 air defense system and drones in the counter-attack and brought several Indian air bases to a standstill, and the Indian army suffered disproportionately heavy losses along the Line of Control."

Asimov said reliable sources, including leaders of countries, senior Indians and foreign intelligence assessments, admitted that India had lost several fighters, including the "Wind". Reuters said French Air Force Chief of Staff Jerome Byron had previously said he had seen evidence of the loss of three Indian fighters, including a "Wind." Indian Defense Chief Anil Joahan said in an interview at a dialogue in Shangri-La on May 31 that India had actually lost a fighter aircraft in the Indian Air Force, but denied that Pakistan had hit six fighters. He also said: "It is not important that a fighter aircraft was shot down, but why it would be shot down." Shortly before the US President Donald Trump said that in the Indian Air Force conflict in May, "five fighters were dropped." Though Trump did not actually state which fighter air