Overview

• Air Chief Marshal AP Singh said the Air Force was “on song” during the May 9–10 operations and stopped further strikes because the mission goals were already achieved.
• He stated that the military informed civilian leadership that Pakistan wanted hostilities to end, and further attacks would have needlessly prolonged the conflict.
• Singh argued that Operation Sindoor disproved the notion that using air power inevitably escalates war and said the strikes left Pakistan’s military on the back foot.
• He highlighted the central role of technology in planning and executing precision attacks during the campaign.
• Warning against importing U.S. or Chinese theatre-command models, he proposed a New Delhi-based joint planning and coordination center that preserves each service’s core competence.