关于印巴空中冲突的关键问题

2025/6/3 12:48Key Questions about the India-Pakistan Aerial Clashes|Royal United Services Institutehttps:/www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/key-questions-about-india-pakistan-aerial-clashes1/6COMMENTARYKey Questions about the India-Pakistan AerialClashesProfessor Justin Bronk2 June 20256 Minute ReadThere is a risk of drawing the wrong conclusions about Chineseand Western air capabilities from the recent clashes if Indian?ghter losses are looked at without close examination of thewider operational picture.The aerial clashes during the recent?ghting between India and Pakistanhave drawn signi?cant interest from air forces and air power analysts aroundthe world,as well as a barrage of claims and counterclaims from bothcombatant nations governments,militaries and media.The highly polarised and nationalistic nature of the information space onsuch topics in both countries means that few o?cial statements can be reliedon at face value,and disinformation has been used to?ood social media onboth sides.It is only in recent days that Indian o?cials have publiclyacknowledged the loss of?ghter aircra?,and no explanations have yet beeno?ered for what went wrong.However,bas