Five Pakistan Air Force aircraft taken down during Operation Sindoor: IAF Chief

The Indian Air Force (IAF) took down six Pakistan Air Force aircraft, including five fighter jets and one large aircraft, during Operation Sindoor, said Chief of the Air Staff Marshal AP Singh on Saturday (August 9, 2025).

While delivering the keynote address of the 16th Air Chief Marshal LM Katre Memorial Lecture in Bengaluru, he said, “These are the before and after images of the damage we caused (at Bahawalpur - JeM HQ)... There’s hardly any collateral here... The adjacent buildings are fairly intact... Not only did we have satellite pictures, but also from local media, through which we could get inside pictures…”

Speaking on Operation Sindoor, Air Chief Marshal Singh said, “Our Air Defence systems have done a wonderful job. The S-400 system, which we had recently bought, has been a game-changer. The range of that system has really kept their aircraft away from their weapons, like those long-range glide bombs that they have; they have not been able to use any one of those because they have not been able to penetrate the system…”

He also interacted with serving and retired air force personnel after delivering the keynote address.