Following India's "Operation Sindoor" on May 7, 2025, a series of precision airstrikes against alleged terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), Pakistan's military and media made bold assertions of shooting down multiple Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft, including advanced Rafale fighter jets.
However, detailed analysis by a French aerospace expert, supported by India’s Press Information Bureau (PIB) and other defence analysts, has largely discredited these claims...