The early morning air battle between India and Pakistan saw the first participation of Pakistan Air Force's J-10, FC-1 Xiaolong fighter jets, and HQ-9 air defense missile systems, all of which achieved a perfect start by downing six Indian aircraft in succession. This indicates that there is a comprehensive generational gap between the Pakistan Air Force and the Indian Air Force, with the latter's aircraft being a generation behind.
Pakistan's consecutive downing of six Indian aircraft has made everything clear - this is a technical generational gap in fighter jets. Based on current data, the Indian Air Force has lost two Rafale fighters, one Su-30MKI fighter, one MiG-29 fighter, one Mirage 2000 fighter, and one Jaguar combat bomber.
Russia, France, and UK's main fighters are already a generation behind the J-10CE fighter. The标志性 event here is that our technology has already changed the rules of global air combat.
The thrust vector engines, leaf-fall technology, and Prachoyev Cobra Maneuver of Su-30 fighters are used for close-range dogfighting. In close-range aerial combat, they can quickly maneuver up and down to seize the strike position.
However, the J-10CE fighter and FC-1 BLOCK3 fighter are equipped with active electronically scanned array radars and PL-15 long-range air-to-air missiles. They can achieve a kill at a range of 200 kilometers, so there is no need for close-range combat; they have already fired beyond 200 kilometers.
Even the traditional wingman tactics are not needed for the J-10CE fighter and FC-1 BLOCK3 fighter. One aircraft opens its phased array radar for search. After discovering the target, it transmits the information via data link to another aircraft.
This aircraft does not even need to turn on its radar and can launch PL-15 missiles for long-range strikes through data link information. The Indian Air Force aircraft were directly shot down without any detection.
The farthest effective striking distance of the air-to-air missiles of India's Su-30 fighters and MiG-29 fighters is only seventy to eighty kilometers. The Meteor air-to-air missile of the Rafale fighter has an effective striking distance of 150 kilometers. India's fighters have also been equipped with the indigenous ASTRA air-to-air missile, with a range of 90 to 110 kilometers.
The result is that they were directly destroyed by the PL-15 air-to-air missiles with a range of 200 kilometers. Even in the US Air Force, there are currently no air-to-air missiles with a range of 200 kilometers.
This time, Pakistan's ability to shoot down six Indian aircraft fundamentally shows that Chinese fighters have surpassed Russian fighters by a generation and Western fighters including the United States by a generation.
The Pakistan Air Force conducts practical combat confrontations with elite units of our air force every year, which have all been trained out by various exercises such as the Gold Helmet, Blue Shield, Golden Dart, and Red Sword. Defeating the Indian Air Force should not be a problem.
Since 2015, our air force has been conducting a series of Hawk Eagle Air Combat Drills with Pakistan. It is mainly led by us, and we help Pakistan improve their skills.
Our participating forces in joint exercises are all elites from various air combat drills like the Gold Helmet, Blue Shield, Golden Dart, and Red Sword. We conduct full-element air campaign practical confrontation training with Pakistan Air Force, including tactical electronic confrontation, deep battlefield interdiction, air patrol, and air defense suppression.
Look at the news, how many years has the Indian Air Force gone without engaging in real combat exercises with major powers? Their aircraft, missiles, and training are all lacking. As a result, they have suffered a complete defeat now. The Indian Air Force is just practicing alone at home; what can they achieve?
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