In retaliation for the Pahalgaon attack, the Indian Army destroyed one terrorist camp after another in Pakistan in May last year. On the night of the destruction, Indian Rafale jets appeared in Pakistani airspace one after another. Pakistan then claimed that they had destroyed one Indian Rafale jet after another! Islamabad’s lie has now been exposed by an Indian Air Force document.
Pakistan was obsessed with claiming that they had destroyed several Rafales of the Indian Air Force during India’s Operation Sindoor last May. Pakistan’s claim has spread to the cricket field too! In the Asia Cup in cricket, Pakistani cricketer Haris Rauf was seen gesturing with a Rafale on the field, which also caused controversy. Now, Pakistan’s persistent false claim has been exposed. The Indian Air Force has 36 Rafales. These 36 Rafales came from France long before Operation Sindoor. Recently, the Air Force has taken initiative in providing bridge support to these 36 Rafale aircraft. India Today’s report says that a tender has been invited for a five-month ‘bridge support package’ or interim support package for 36 Rafale fighter jets. Such is the message in the Air Force’s ‘Air Headquarters Request for Proposal’. It is worth noting that India had procured the exact same number of aircraft under a government-level agreement signed with France in 2016, which came from France.
