In the India-Pakistan conflict, it has become an accepted fact that Pakistan's air force used China-made J-10CE fighters to shoot down India's "Rafale" fighter jets. This is because Pakistan provided the tail fin debris and clear serial number images of the Indian "Rafale" aircraft, leaving the Indian Air Force with no room for denial. However, the Indian Air Force refuses to accept Pakistan's claim of shooting down three "Rafale" fighter jets in a single day, even though the UK-based aviation ejection seat company announced data on the loss of three sets of "Rafale" ejection seats; the Indian Air Force remains adamant.
Now, compared to the Indian Air Force, which is willing to hide the truth, the French Dassault Company is quite restless. Because this incident of the "Rafale" fighter jet being shot down may very well mark the end of the "Rafale" fighter jet's export prospects with sorrow. Therefore, the French side and Dassault Company hope to conduct on-site investigations to uncover the truth about the "Rafale" being shot down by the J-10CE, in order to find a way out of the困境of the "Rafale" fighter jet's export setbacks. Undoubtedly, without a convincing explanation, the Indonesian Air Force will completely abandon the "Rafale," rather than just temporarily suspending procurement.
For this reason, the French side and defense enterprises formed an investigation team to fly to the Indian-controlled Kashmir region, intending to enter the "Rafale" fighter deployment base for investigation and verification. Unexpectedly, the Indian Air Force refused to cooperate, leaving the French investigation team at a dead end. French media reported that the Indian government refused the request from the Dassault audit team sent by the French investigation committee to immediately inspect the Indian Air Force's inventory of "Rafale" fighters, citing that the various air force bases in India were "unsafe" for the delegation.
The Indian Air Force's attitude is a typical example of not accepting defeat, but considering that the heat of India's nationwide victory celebration activities has not yet dissipated, if the Indian public learns the truth about the India-Pakistan air combat through the report of the French investigation team, then what would remain of the credibility of the Modi government and the face of the Indian military? Therefore, it can only be "buying time as long as possible." However, the Indian Air Force's refusal to investigate and conceal the truth does not affect the discussion热度of the Chinese J-10C fighter jets on the international stage. The German "Handelsblatt" even equated the international impact of the J-10C shooting down the Rafale event with the emergence of Deepseek.
The German Handelsblatt commented that China's use of its fighters against Indian aircraft marked a "Deepseek moment." The German media noted that after the battle between India and Pakistan, the role of China's fighters became the focus. Clearly, the fighters from this country have stood their ground for the first time in battles against Western fighters. To put it bluntly, regardless of how many "Rafale" fighters the J-10CE shot down, it has made Western military powers no longer dare to question China's technical leadership in fifth-generation and sixth-generation fighters.
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