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J-10C picture taken by Awais Lali

Rafale picture taken by Arjun Sarup

PAF inducted only 20 J-10C fighter jets starting in 2022 due to budget constraints.

Despite having only around 100-120 flight hours on the specific jet, our pilots demonstrated exceptional skills and adapted to the platform in record time

In May 2025, they delivered.

A historical performance.

An outcome that drew significant global attention.

Pic 1: J-10C armed with PL-15 and PL-10

Pic 2: J-10C at an operational airbase. Picture taken by Awais Lali

Pic 3: The kill team. The Chief leading from the front. Including AVM Aurangzeb and Air Com. Noman Ali Khan (the man who brought down Abhinandan)

Pic 4: The shoot-down locations

Pic 5: Rafale BS-001 wreckage at Bathinda, Punjab

Pic 6: Su-30MKI wreckage at Akhnur (IIOJK)

On this day, at this very moment (12:30-2:00 AM), the PAF rewrote history by shooting down multiple IAF jets including the "crown jewel" Rafales, using supposedly "inferior" tech but far superior tactics. These are the most advanced combat aircraft ever to be downed.

The final scorecard stood at 8-0

4 Rafales, 1 Su-30MKI, 1 MiG-29UPG, 1 Mirage 2000, and 1 IAI Heron.

Fun fact: PAF hasn't lost a single aircraft to IAF since 1971 on the other hand we've shot down 12+ since the same time.

These are actually Afghan Tortoise (exact same thing as Russian)

They're commonly found here in Pakistan as well where I have them

I took these photos with my old Pixel 2XL more than 5 years ago

The phone is on the ground in the first photo with the marble floor reflecting the scene and I'm standing in the second one where the floor is visible

I edited these on Snapseed