The recent military engagement over Kashmir by South Asia’s arch enemies saw India deploy its French and US weapons against Pakistan’s new range of sophisticated Chinese arms. In its first battlefield…

Reuters reported that at least one of India’s downed fighters was a Rafale. A Washington Post analysis conducted by three ordnance experts concluded that verified images from the downing site showed the debris was “consistent with at least two French-made fighter jets flown by the Indian air force – a Rafale and a Mirage 2000

    • mlg@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      18 days ago

      Dumbass it’s Pakistan that uses Chinese weapons not India. Not only that but they claim to have shot down 5 IAF aircraft with 3 confirmed via videos and pictures on the ground.

      Even if you didn’t want to sepnd the 5 seconds reading the summary, it has been well known that China and India are economic enemies of each other. India gets most of its stuff from Russia because China wouldn’t sell to them in a million years.

      Moreover its a big deal because they shot down at least one Rafale which is fairly well established NATO/western fighter, which showcases Chinese tech isn’t coming slow.