Between India and Pakistan, the voltage is exacerbated against the background of reports of the destruction of several Indian fighters on the night of May 6 to May 7. According to Defense Express , Pakistan Air Force could be used for the first time in the world Chinese long-range rockets PL-15E to destroy Indian aircraft.
It is noted that the carriers of these missiles are Chinese J-10C fighters, as well as a joint Pakistan-Chinese JF-17 aircraft. According to Islamabad's official statement, five enemy aircraft were shot down, but experts consider this figure exaggerated and suggest a loss of up to three units of aviation.
One of the photos of the wreck that appeared on the network is confirmed by the beating of the Indian Dassault Rafale fighter, the first single aircraft of this type purchased by India under the 2016 contract. In addition, the fragments of the Russian catapult seat K-36DM were found, which is installed on the MiG-29 and Su-30mki fighters, which are also in service with India.
Experts were most interested in the fragments of rockets, among which, as assumed, are the samples of Chinese PL-15 missiles-the state-of-the-art weapons of the Air-Air Class of the Far Radius of Action. If this information is confirmed, it will be the first in history documented combat use of these missiles.
Such events can have a significant impact on the balance of power in the region and provoke a new arms race between two nuclear powers.
