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India and Pakistan are fighting with a mixed bag of foreign-made fighter jets. The aircraft kills are being counted.
- India and Pakistan are engaged in conflict using a mix of foreign-made fighter jets, with Pakistan claiming to have shot down five Indian aircraft in response to Indian strikes.
- The Indian aircraft identified include French-made Rafales and Soviet-era fighters like MiG-29 and Su-30.
- The mix of fighter aircraft used by both countries includes Chinese-made J-10s, American-made F-16s, and French Mirages among others.
- Pakistan's J-10C jets, capable of carrying bombs and missiles, were part of the response to India's strikes.
- India operates French Rafales, Russian Su-30s, MiG-29s, and MiG-21s, UK Jaguars, and the indigenous Tejas fighter jet.
- The recent clashes have involved the destruction of Indian Harop drones by Pakistan, made by Israel Aerospace Industries.
- Tensions escalated following a massacre in Indian-administered Kashmir, and both countries have engaged in military actions.
- The conflict signifies the ongoing animosity between the nuclear-armed neighbors and the use of advanced fighter jets and drones in the clashes.
- US officials confirmed the engagement involving Chinese J-10s and Indian aircraft, highlighting the international implications of the conflict.
- India's defense ministry targeted air defense systems in Pakistan after initially stating a non-escalatory approach, leading to further retaliatory actions from Pakistan.
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