Updated on: Oct 03, 2025 01:02 pm IST
Heaping praise on how Op Sindoor was conducted, targets were struck and action was paused, the Air Force on Friday called for nations to learn from India.
The Indian Air Force on Friday reiterated that the armed forces downed five Pakistani jets during Operation Sindoor back in May. The claim was repeated by Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh days after Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif presented distorted facts related to India’s military operation during his remarks at the UN.
IAF chief AP Singh made remarks on Operation Sindoor(PTI)
India downed five Pakistani fighter jets of the F-16 and JF-17 class, the IAF chief reportedly said during his remarks at the 93rd Air Force Day celebrations.
According to the official, India struck several airfields and installations in Pakistan, rendering a huge blow to its radars, command and control centres, hangars and runways. “We have signs of one C-130 class of aircraft…and at least 4 to 5 fighter aircraft, most likely F-16, because that place happened to be F-16 with whatever was under maintenance at that time,” he said.
“We have clear evidence of one long-range strike, which I talked about more than 300 km, which happened to be either an AEW&C or a SIGINT aircraft, along with that five high-tech fighters between F-16 and JF-17 class this is what our system tells us,” the IAF chief was further quoted as saying by news agency ANI.
He also mocked Pakistan for making false claims of downing Indian jets, calling them “manohar kahaniyan (fascinating tales)”.
“If they think they downed our 15 jets, I hope they are convinced about it and they will cater for 15 less aircraft in my inventory when they come to fight again,” the Air Force chief quipped.
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