His remarks came days after Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif claimed in his UNGA address that Indian jets were downed during the May conflict between the nuclear-armed neighbours.
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Indian Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal AP Singh Friday busted Pakistani propaganda over downing of Indian jets during Operation Sindoor, describing it as “Manohar Kahaniyan”.
“Their (Pakistan) narrative is ‘Manohar Kahaniyan’. Let them be happy, after all, they also have to show something to their audience to save their reputation. That doesn’t matter to me,” Singh said.
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His remarks came days after Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif claimed in his UNGA address that Indian jets were downed during the May conflict between the nuclear-armed neighbours.
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“If they think they shot down 15 of my jets, let them think about it. I hope they’re convinced about it, and they will cater for 15 less aircraft in my inventory when they come to fight again. So why should I talk about it? Even today, I won’t say anything about what happened, how much damage was done, how it happened, because let them find out,” Singh said.
He said that although Pakistan claims they shot down Indian fighter jets, they have not shown any evidence, while on the other hand, India has released images proving the damage it caused to Pakistani military infrastructure.
On reports of terrorist groups setting up headquarters deep inside Pakistan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Indian Air Force Chief said that India has the capability to go deep inside the country and destroy them.
“If intelligence is available, then we now have the capability to go deep inside any of their hideouts with absolutely accurate targeting. We can destroy them and their hideouts. So, our options have not changed. Our options will remain the same in this matter,” he stated.
The Air Chief Marshal stated that the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA), India’s first fifth generation fighter plane, will be inducted in the Air Force by 2035.
“As I understand, it is going to fly in this decade, in 2028, somewhere that is the first flight planned and by 2035, it is supposed to be inducted and operationalised in the Indian Air Force as of now.. So I personally feel this timeline can be achieved, or maybe even better, if people really want to do it. It’s possible,” he said.
He further added the defence ministry and the Indian Air Force have a set process of induction of any weapon system, and that process will be followed.
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