About PL-15, China's Ministry of National Defense gave a "light" response, slapping the faces of many Indian media outlets.
A few hours ago, Senior Colonel Zhang Xiaogang, spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense, responded to the matter concerning the PL-15 missile. Here's what happened: after the India-Pakistan war, numerous Indian media outlets hyped up the claim that India had obtained an unexploded PL-15 missile. Additionally, these media outlets claimed that Japan, the United States, Canada, and other countries were interested in studying this missile to decipher related Chinese weapon technologies, and possibly find vulnerabilities in China's J-10 and J-20 fighter jets through reverse engineering.
Just a few days ago, some Indian media outlets reported that the Indian military was preparing to allow Japan to become the first country to study this PL-15 missile, which greatly pleased Japanese defense experts and filled them with anticipation.
All of this information undoubtedly worried many Chinese military enthusiasts, fearing that they might actually uncover something significant. In response, on May 29th, Colonel Zhang Xiaogang, when questioned by reporters, only casually replied: "The missile you mentioned is an export model and has been displayed multiple times at domestic and international defense exhibitions!" What does Colonel Zhang mean? We believe everyone can understand: if we can sell this missile, then there's no need to worry about reverse engineering; some people in India are just overthinking it.
In fact, instead of focusing on China's PL-15, these Indian media outlets should pay more attention to their own defense industry. On May 29th local time, Chief of the Indian Air Staff, Singh, harshly criticized India's defense manufacturing enterprises for repeatedly delaying delivery times. He said: "If you cannot deliver on time, then don't make promises to the Ministry of Defense!" Singh's words were seen as a challenge to the Modi government, as Prime Minister Modi has been continuously promoting the strength of the Indian military, while Singh exposed its weaknesses. This indicates that Modi's control over the military leadership has already shown problems, and many senior generals have strong opinions against him. This is clearly because they have seen the true level of the Indian military during the India-Pakistan conflict.
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