The Arrow And The Mirror

by Purusharth AroraIn May 2025, during Operation Sindoor, Indian Air Force (IAF) Su-30MKI fighters encountered a problem that had been visible on paper for years but had never been tested in the unforgiving arithmetic of actual air combat.Pakistan’s J-10CE fighters, equipped with Chinese-origin PL-15 beyond-visual-range (BVR) missiles with effective combat ranges approaching 200 kilometres,
by Purusharth AroraIn May 2025, during Operation Sindoor, Indian Air Force (IAF) Su-30MKI fighters encountered a problem that had been visible on paper for years but had never been tested in the unforgiving arithmetic of actual air combat.Pakistan’s J-10CE fighters, equipped with Chinese-origin PL-15 beyond-visual-range (BVR) missiles with effective combat ranges approaching 200 kilometres,
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