Overview

• Air Chief Marshal A. P. Singh confirmed that Operation Sindoor downed five Pakistani fighter jets and a Pakistani AEW&C/ELINT surveillance aircraft.
• The strikes obliterated Jaish-e-Mohammed’s Bahawalpur headquarters and Lashkar-e-Taiba’s Muridke command centre with minimal collateral impact.
• The S-400 air-defence system intercepted all incoming long-range glide bombs and enabled a record-setting 300-kilometre surface-to-air kill.
• DRDO chief Samir Kamat highlighted the use of indigenous platforms—BrahMos cruise missiles, Akash surface-to-air missiles, drones, AI support systems and anti-drone defences—to achieve precise targeting.
• Air Chief Marshal Singh warned that any further cross-border provocation would trigger even larger retaliatory strikes to sustain strategic deterrence.