...a disputed territory lying between India and Pakistain. After partition, the Paks grabbed half of it and call it Azad (Free) Kashmir. The remainder they refer to as "Indian Occupied Kashmir". They have fought four wars with India over it, the score currently 4-0 in New Delhi's favor. After 72 years of this nonsense, India cut the Gordian knot in 2019, removing the area's special status, breaking off Ladakh as a separate state, and allowing people from other areas to settle (or in the case of the Pandits, to resettle) there....
. But it wasn't just firepower that stunned the Pakistain military - it was strategic deception.
According to an ANI report citing top defence sources, the Indian Air Force (IAF) used unmanned aircraft disguised as fighter jets to confuse and disable Pakistain's Chinese-supplied HQ-9 air defence systems during the May 9-10 offensive.
Before launching its long-range missile strikes, the IAF deployed decoy aircraft camouflaged to mimic real jets. Pak radars, mistaking them for actual fighters, scrambled to intercept, triggering the activation of their missile defence systems and unintentionally revealing key locations.
Pakistain's Air Force responded by redeploying HQ-9 launchers and radars across different sites - some newly activated - but these, too, were detected by Indian surveillance.
With the deception complete, the IAF launched a barrage of missiles, including BrahMos, Scalp, Rampage, and Crystal Maze. Around 15 BrahMos missiles were reportedly used, marking their first known use in active combat. The strikes targeted and damaged airstrips, hangars, communication nodes, and reportedly took out an airborne early warning aircraft and drones in Sindh.
Sources told ANI the airbase strikes were so precise and overwhelming that Pakistain dropped any plans for retaliation and urgently sought DGMO-level talks to de-escalate the situation.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS OF OPERATION SINDOOR:
Planning & Execution: The mission was coordinated by the Western and Southwestern Air Commands.
Defensive Measures: Pak counterattacks involving cruise missiles and unmanned combat drones were mostly thwarted by India's S-400, MRSAM, Akash, and other defence systems.
Ceasefire & Tensions: Shortly after the strikes, India and Pakistain agreed to an immediate ceasefire across land, air, and sea. However,
those who apply themselves too closely to little things often become incapable of great things...
within hours, a series of drone sightings and explosions were reported in Jammu and Kashmir, prompting India to activate its air defence to neutralise potential threats.
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