“Operation Sindoor: How the IAF Struck Pakistan’s Air Bases and the S-400 Made a 314-km Kill”, BeatsInBrief, 13 Sep 2026.

“The Ministry of Defence’s Annual Report 2025-26 has provided the most detailed official account yet of Indian Air Force operations during Operation Sindoor, the four-day military confrontation with Pakistan in May 2025.

The report highlights precision strikes on Pakistani air bases, command centres and runways, along with what it describes as the longest surface-to-air kill achieved by an Indian S-400 unit, the destruction of a Pakistani special-mission aircraft at a range of 314 kilometres.

Operation Sindoor was launched on 7 May 2025 in response to the 22 April 2025 terror attack in Pahalgam that killed 26 people.

India initially conducted precision strikes on nine terror-related targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

Pakistan’s subsequent military response, including attempts to hit Indian installations and the use of drones and missiles, led to a wider confrontation that lasted until a ceasefire on 10 May.

Targets Hit by the Indian Air Force

According to the Ministry’s report, the IAF successfully targeted four aircraft hangars housing fighter aircraft, airborne early-warning and control (AEW&C) platforms and unmanned combat aerial vehicles. Multiple F-16s at Jacobabad, one AEW&C aircraft and several UCAVs of the Akinci and TB-2 classes were destroyed or damaged……….”

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