'Losses a Part of Combat': IAF on Whether India Lost Jets During Op Sindoor
The Indian military did not confirm or deny whether any Indian jets had been lost during combat with Pakistan.
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Representatives of the Indian military, during a press conference on Sunday, 11 May, did not confirm or deny whether any Indian fighter jets had been lost during the conflict with Pakistan.
During the press briefing, when asked whether India had lost any of its "assets", including Rafale jets, Air Marshal AK Bharti said that "losses are a part of combat".
"We are in a combat scenario and losses are a part of combat. The question you must ask is, 'have we we achieved our objective of decimating the terrorist camps?' The answer is a thumping yes. As for details the numbers, at this time, I would not like to comment on that as we are still in combat, and it will be advantage to adversary. And we don't want to give them any advantage at this stage. We have achieved our objective. And all our pilots are back home," the Air Marshal said.
The press briefing was jointly held by Air Marshal Bharti, Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai, Maj Gen SS Sharma, and Vice Admiral AN Pramod.
The military officials said that the Pakistani military had lost around 35-40 soldiers in shelling by Indian forces along the Line of Control (LoC) between 7 and 10 May.
"I mentioned 35-40 on the Line of Control, and please remember that once Operation Sindoor was launched, the responses of the Pakistan Army were also on Indian Army or the Indian Armed Forces infrastructure," said Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai.