“Rafale Shot Down or Just Propaganda? Defence Expert Busts Pakistan’s J-10 Victory Claims”, Defence Capital, December 15, 2025

“Claims by Pakistan that it shot down Indian Air Force (IAF) Rafale fighter jets during a brief but intense aerial standoff have come under sharp scrutiny, with a leading defence analyst arguing that the narrative is riddled with unanswered questions and cannot be used to judge Chinese versus Western military technology.

Amid Islamabad’s assertions that its Chengdu J-10C jets downed Indian aircraft using beyond-visual-range (BVR) weapons, Michael Dahm, a noted expert on airpower and Chinese military capabilities, has said there is insufficient evidence to support such conclusions.

He stressed that the reported three-day May 2025 confrontation, referred to as ‘Operation Sindoor’, was far more complex than a simple contest between platforms or weapons……”

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