Islamabad/Washington:
On Wednesday a Pakistani -made combat plane of China demolished at least two Indian military planes on Wednesday, two US officials said to Reuters, marking an important milestone for the advanced Beijing combat plane.
A spokesman for the Indian Air Force said he had no comments when asked about the Reuters report. The performance of a leading Chinese combat plane against a western rival is being closely observed in Washington information about how Beijing could go in any appearance on Taiwan or the broader Indo-Pacific. The world powers of the United States to Russia and China have required calm in one of the most dangerous and populated nuclear inflammation point regions in the world.
In France, the manufacturer of Rafale Dassault Aviation and the MBDA consortium, which manufactures the Air-Aire meteorite missile, could not be immediately contacted to comment on a holiday.
While Reuters reported on Wednesday that three Indian aircraft fell, citing local government officials in India, this marks the first Western confirmation that Pakistan’s manufacturing aircraft were used in the shots.
Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif told Reuters on Thursday that the J-10 was used to tear down three French-made rafale aircraft, which were acquired newly acquired by India. In total, Pakistan says he demolished five Indian airplanes in combat Aire-Aire.
Look closely
The rafale and the J-10 model used by Pakistan are considered the combat aircraft of generation 4.5, placing them on the edge of attack of combat planes. Western analysts and defense industry sources said the live use of some of the advanced weapons that could be implemented in future important conflicts of power would be analyzed thoroughly, but emphasized that it was too early to draw firm conclusions.
“Air war communities in China, the United States and several European countries will be extremely interested in trying to obtain the greatest truth in tactics, techniques, procedures, what kit was used, what worked and what not,” said Douglas Barrie, a senior member of Military Aerospace at the International Institute of Strategic Studies.
