The Indian Air Force paid a lot of money to buy the Armor fighter aircraft from France, which originally flew to China's Y-20, and resulted in the Indian-Pakistan air conflict on May 7, 2025, when several aircraft were shot down by the Pakistani J-10 and Qigong fighters.
The Indian side of death did not acknowledge at first, but later French intelligence officials and American officials came out to confirm that at least one of the winds was really planted.
The cause of the incident was that on April 22, 2025, an attack occurred in Indian-controlled Kashmir, killing several tourists. India insisted that Pakistan was responsible, although Pakistan denied it. In the early morning of May 7, the Indian Air Force had dispatched more than 60 aircraft, including 14 Rafale, to take off from Batinda base and carry hammer gliding bombs to bomb the front lines in Pakistan.
India believed its airspace was safe, and the aircraft were shooting at high altitude, as a result of which the Pakistani Air Force passed through the ZDK-03 early warning aircraft and the DA-20 electronic fighter aircraft, early on. Pakistan launched 42 aircraft, mainly based on the 10CE and JF-17 drone, equipped with uranium 15 missiles, and locked the Indian aircraft from 200 kilometers away.
Pakistan Air Force Chief Ahmed Sharif Joduri will hold a separate press conference on May 7 at 9:46 a.m., announcing the outcome, and showing photos of the debris and air crash coordinates. Those debris scattered in India, such as a series number of aircraft BS-001, and fell 10 kilometers near the Batinda base. The French Dassault Company was embarrassed, the wind was their home sign, had been called the real war is invincible, the result of the first battle was lost. India spent every $200 million to buy 36 aircraft, was to the hidden advantage of fighting the Yat-20, who knew about the system of operation in Pakistan, was directly overlooked by missiles. Pakistan emphasized that they did not use the F-16, is relying on the Chinese freight fighter 10 and the Yat-Rong
The battle was fought side by side, mainly because of the disadvantage. The Pakistani Air Force over the years was quietly upgraded, abandoning the old F-16, turning to the JF-10CE and JF-17 Block 3, these models of radar and missiles leading India’s two generations. The Indian Air Force mixed fleet, the French Army, the Russian-made Su-30, the Old MiG-29, the system was incompatible, electronic warfare capabilities were weak, interfered with Pakistan. Pakistan used “killing chain” tactics, early warning aircraft found targets, passed to the fighter aircraft, the fighter radar was not opened, launched missiles directly, the Indian aircraft had not yet reacted. Reuters that U.S. officials confirmed that at least two Indian aircraft
The Indian Air Force pilots were experienced, but this time they were too arrogant and thought that there was nothing to do above their own homes, so they did not evade in time after dropping the bomb. The Pakistan Air Force concluded that India is just an amateur, and it is useless to have a large number. The system suppresses everything. The conflict lasted until May 10. The two sides exchanged firepower in Kashmir. India wanted to expand its ground offensive from Rajasthan and Punjab, but the terrain was limited and the army's numerical advantage could not be exerted. The international community intervened, the United States and Russia mediated, and the United Nations called for a ceasefire. Finally, a ceasefire agreement was signed, India admitted to losing some aircraft, and Pakistan reported no major losses. The French government investigated gusty performance but did not disclose the results. Dassault's reputation has been damaged. It had gone wrong in selling it to Argentine customers in the past, but this time it smashed its brand again.
This opened the eyes of the global military community, China's air shares rose, J-10 and Qingdao became hot searches, and many countries expressed interest in procurement. The Indian Air Force started an internal investigation, reflecting on intelligence and training issues, and wanted to use the wind to fight J-20, the result was J-10 and Qingdao educated. The Pakistani Air Force was acclaimed as a war model system, advanced missiles and data chains made Western hardware sweat. Indonesia was to buy the wind, and now hesitated, turning to consider J-10C. India's procurement strategy came out of the issue, mixed equipment was not integrated well, Pakistani Chinese equipment was seamlessly linked. Economically, India's losses were large, the IPL competition was canceled, stock market swings. Pakistan
This incident exposed the key to modern air combat. Intelligence and electronic warfare determine the outcome, not the performance of a single aircraft. India spends money on high-end machines, but there is no supporting system. Pakistan relies on integration to win. Global public opinion has turned to recognize Pakistan's right to self-defense, and China's arms exports have increased. India reflects, don't always stare at the quantity, but make up for the shortcomings. The relationship between France and India is tense, and Dassault is accused of poor hardware, which is actually an intelligence failure. Pakistan didn't use the American F-16 to avoid annoying the United States, but it also embarrassed the United States. It wanted to balance South Asia, but now its influence is declining. China reaped the profits, and the PL-15 hit the target for the first time in actual combat, proving its strength.
Think of the locals of India seeing the wreckage of the wind, and shooting, this mentality is amazing enough. The Pakistani Air Force did not think of the outcome of the battle so big, the Force of the Indian Air Force front directly collapsed. The entire conflict in less than a few days, Pakistan shattered India. The fans of the army discussed heavily, some said that the wind reduction issue, some said that the Indian operation was wrong. In short, this battle made it clear that the air war is not paper data, the system and intelligence is the kingdom. The Pakistani army was wary of the comprehensive offensive of India, but the Kashmir landscape helped a lot. After the ceasefire, the border between the two sides was still tight, but no large-scale restart.
In the end, after the ceasefire, the situation in South Asia was still delicate. India mobilized troops from Rajasthan and Punjab, but did not work. Pakistan strengthened defence, the electronic warfare system continued to lead. France investigated the wind, but focused on India's intelligence failure. The United States wanted to mediate, but both were not good. Russia remained neutral. China's weapons reputation rose sharply, Kill 10 and Dragon orders could increase. India's Air Force upgraded electronic warfare, replenished weaknesses. Joduri continued to serve, Pakistan's propaganda battle.