Article on the India-Pakistan air battle published in the Turkish publication "Defence Turk Dergisi" on August 6:
"Pakistan's Strategic Victory and the Change in the Balance of Power"
Fatih Muhammad Kucuk (Editor-in-Chief) commented, "India launched an attack at its chosen time and place, but not only did it lose its military platforms, but its most proud weapon systems also suffered damage to their reputation on the international stage."
The India-Pakistan 5.7 air battle has sparked widespread discussion. Rather than making the outside world re-evaluate Pakistan, this conflict more clearly revealed the true level of China's military and technological strength.
On the surface, this was just a local confrontation between India and Pakistan, but in reality, it reflected the rapid rise of China's military industrial system.
The Pakistani Air Force's tactical advantage in the confrontation comes from China's long-term technical accumulation in areas such as aviation platforms, fire control systems, and missile technology.
The outside world can no longer simply label China as a "low-cost arms supplier" with a biased view — this air battle forced everyone to acknowledge China's comprehensive breakthroughs in the design of modern weapon systems, practical effectiveness verification, and international arms trade output.
The 5.7 air battle was not only a brilliant display of China's military industry strength, but also a microcosm of China's efforts to seize the high ground in the field of military technology.
The article mainly focuses on the strategic context of the 5.7 India-Pakistan air battle, India's operational mistakes, and Pakistan's response measures, emphasizing that Pakistan demonstrated military preparedness and strategic wisdom in this conflict under China's assistance. The discussion about equipment is minimal, and there is no detailed discussion about the performance of specific fighter aircraft.
The article states that the most strategically significant strike came from Pakistan's long-range precision strike against India's Su-30MKI fighter jets.
It is speculated that Pakistan may have used the Chinese HQ-9 air defense missile system for the first time in actual combat, successfully shooting down returning Indian aircraft, completely shattering India's illusion of "safe distance" in its own airspace.
Although both sides have not publicly released details about the type of ammunition and tactics, various images of debris, radar trajectories, and independent international analysis point to this conclusion.
Notably, the interception area chosen by Pakistan was still some distance away from the border, appropriately asserting the legitimacy of "self-defense counterattack" within the acceptable range of the international community, thus avoiding moral disadvantage.
Original: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1839693871748100/
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