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Destroyed 12-13 Pak jets in Op Sindoor: IAF chief
Hindustan Times Lucknow
|October 04, 2025
Air Chief Marshal AP Singh on Friday said that Pakistan lost as many as 12 to 13 aircraft, including fighter jets such as US-made F-16s and Chinese-origin JF-17s, to the Indian Air Force's precision strikes on ground and in the air during Operation Sindoor, the four-day military confrontation between the two countries in May.
At his annual press conference ahead of the 93rd IAF Day on October 8, Singh said there were “signs” that India destroyed 6-7 aircraft in its ground strikes on Pakistan airfields and another six jets in the air. He also dismissed Islamabad's claims of downing Indian jets as “fanciful tales” aimed at deliverin
This story is from the October 04, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Lucknow.
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