Indian Air Force Faces PR Crisis After $240 Million Rafale Confirmed Destroyed

Indian Air Force Faces PR Crisis After $240 Million Rafale Confirmed Destroyed

Shortly after the Indian Air Force’s initiation of Operation Sindoor, which saw a series of strikes launched against targets in Pakistan and disputed Kashmir, reports of losses among the country’s fighter fleet quickly began to emerge. Alongside evidence of a Pakistani shootdown of a MiG-29 fighter, and possibly a Mirage 2000, photographic evidence of the wreckage of another fighter has confirmed the loss of a Rafale. Pylon mounts, missile parts…