Overview

• The X-Guard system, weighing 30 kilograms, trailed Rafales on a 100-metre fibre-optic cable to emit a 500-watt, 360-degree jamming signal closely mimicking real jet radar returns.
• Infrared-emitting decoy drones complemented X-Guard by creating heat signatures indistinguishable from Rafales, further confusing Pakistani air defenses.
• Pakistani J-10C fighters’ KLJ-7A AESA radar and PL-15E missiles locked onto decoys in multiple engagements, producing unverified claims of four to five Rafale shootdowns.
• Former U.S. pilot Ryan Bodenheimer praised X-Guard as “the best spoofing and deception we’ve ever seen,” highlighting its potential to reshape electronic warfare tactics.
• Operation Sindoor exemplified a new combat doctrine that couples AI-powered electronic warfare with precision strikes to achieve battlefield deception.