In a significant admission that contradicts Pakistan’s official narrative, retired Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Air Marshal Masood Akhtar has confirmed that India’s recent military operation successfully destroyed a high-value Pakistani Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft. The acknowledgment reveals the effectiveness of India’s “Operation Sindoor,” marking a substantial intelligence and military setback for Pakistan’s air defence capabilities.
The Critical Admission And Strike Details
During an interview with Pakistani journalist Sohrab Barkat, retired Air Marshal Masood Akhtar made the stunning revelation that Indian forces had successfully targeted and destroyed a Pakistani AWACS aircraft stationed at Bholari airbase in Pakistan’s Sindh province. “They (Indian
forces) fired four back-to-back Brahmos surface-to-surface missiles or air-to-surface missiles, I am not sure. The Pakistani pilots rushed to secure their aircraft, but the missiles kept on coming, and unfortunately, the fourth one hit the hangar at Bholari airbase, where one of our AWACS was standing. It was damaged,” Akhtar admitted in the interview. This confession directly contradicts Pakistan’s official position that denied significant damage to its military assets during the Indian strikes.
The AWACS aircraft destroyed in the strike has been identified as a Saab 2000 Erieye, a sophisticated early warning and control system that serves as a critical component of Pakistan’s air defence network. Military analysts consider this loss particularly devastating as these aircraft
