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French official says Pakistan downed Rafale jet as officials examine possible further losses

From CNN's Saskya Vandoorne in Paris
A high-ranking French intelligence official told CNN today that one Rafale fighter jet operated by the Indian Air Force was downed by Pakistan, in what would mark the first time that one of the sophisticated French-made warplanes has been lost in combat.
Pakistan claimed earlier today to have shot down five Indian Air Force jets in retaliation for Indian strikes, including three Rafales. Indian officials are yet to respond to the claim.
The French official told CNN that French authorities were looking into whether more than one Rafale jets were shot down by Pakistan overnight.
Pictures taken of parts of an aircraft that crashed in Indian-administered Kashmir show the label of a French manufacturer, but experts said it was not possible to say whether the part came from a Rafale aircraft.
Dassault Aviation, the French manufacturer of the jet, has not responded to CNN's requests for comment.
Some background: The Rafale is a 10-ton, twin-engine multirole fighter, equipped with a 30mm cannon for air combat and ground support, along with air-to-air missiles, laser-guided bombs, and cruise missiles.
Before this latest escalation, India had 36 Rafale jets in its Air Force, purchased from French manufacturer Dassault Aviation.
The French military has not officially commented on the incident.

No saaR, this is actually lie. We have down fleet of F-16, actually, saaR.
 
Make him defence minister

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yaaar ye bola tou Acha hai... par lipstick laga k kyun bol rahi hain ye Mr. bilawal bhutto?
 
Ok so we hit targets in India RIGHT

Then what, do indians stop, or does being disgraced force them to hit Pakistan

Let's say they hit our airbases with missiles, hit jets and infrastructure

Then we are forced to respond again and hit their bases



In front of the world we are the same, their is death and destruction and we don't gain anything

At the moment Pakistan is well ahead, we humiliated India again, we have now shot down 6-7 Indian jets over the last 5 years with ZERO response from India

Yesterday we hit multiple Indian targets

TAKE THE WIN

Go on a diplomatic offensive, lose nothing more and let indians stew as more and more evidence of their utter humiliation emerges



I'm more convinced this is the best scenario for us at the moment
Deploy Pakistans sniper BAT team and kill a dozen of indian BSF personal. That should slightly even the scores.
 
Doesn't matter what they buy. They need good pilots. It is common knowledge that cow urine drinking is not good for eyesight so they will not help them
It is not just about "good" pilots. They have good pilots. It is about having a "system" that has all aspects of employment, EW, ECCM, weapons synergized and tested to give the force confidence. It is the "whole of the force" approach that delivers success in large campaigns.
Pakistan must remain focused on enhancing this approach and staying ahead of India. It is a survival compulsion for us.
 
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lol

im feeling a like a bihari too

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masood azhar k ghar walon ka murder kar dia, not cool..

... that's all we have to show ?

at least he should have been taken out directly

total disaster so far

or maybe I'm watching too much Pk propaganda ? ..

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I'm not commander, xutia Moddy is

warna I'd:

naval blockade Pk proper, matlab proper strangle.. ek bhi cargo/oil/whatever jahaz dock na kar sakta in Karachi .. sink a few PN boats while we at it

+

big hit on all CPEC road infra (spl bridges/tunnels etc)


impact stuff, xhit that set the enemy back a dozen years

.. but I'm just a humble keyboard warrior

agar asli warrior hota !
You should have your name on the Guinness book of world record for having the most fantasy based orgasms in just a matter of 18 hours
 
You will get shafted again after 6 months, year or a bit more. Zoom out from micro view.

I'm not against further revenge strikes, I just think the value is limited and the risk of great
 
Ok so we hit targets in India RIGHT

Then what, do indians stop, or does being disgraced force them to hit Pakistan

Let's say they hit our airbases with missiles, hit jets and infrastructure

Then we are forced to respond again and hit their bases



In front of the world we are the same, their is death and destruction and we don't gain anything

At the moment Pakistan is well ahead, we humiliated India again, we have now shot down 6-7 Indian jets over the last 5 years with ZERO response from India

Yesterday we hit multiple Indian targets

TAKE THE WIN

Go on a diplomatic offensive, lose nothing more and let indians stew as more and more evidence of their utter humiliation emerges



I'm more convinced this is the best scenario for us at the moment
Stop being naive. We hit their missile launchers and comms centres. We take out the assets which are most likely to harm us in any retaliation. Then they cannot ascend the ladder.
 

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