India, during Operation Sindoor, used its Rafale jets armed with Scalp (Storm Shadow) missiles and armed with Highly Agile ...

In a stunning display of aerial dominance, Pakistan’s Air Force, equipped with US-made F-16 fighter jets, recently downed ...

India's Rafale jets, used in the recent Operation Sindoor, have reignited scrutiny of the India–Pakistan air power balance.

India has the French-made Rafale jets, produced by Dassault Aviation. Pakistan operates the F-16 Fighting Falcons.

It dominates F-16 in BVR combat. Rafale’s Meteor has the biggest ‘no-escape zone’ — the area in which the target cannot avoid ...

While both Rafale and F-16 are formidable in their own right, a closer look reveals that India holds a significant ...

India bought 36 Rafale Aircraft for its air force under an inter-governmental agreement signed in September 2016. The cost of the 2016 deal was estimated to be around €7.87 billion (approximately ...

The success of Operation Sindoor reveals a clear technological and operational edge for India when India’s Rafale and ...

The arrival of the first F-16 Block 70 aircraft in Bulgaria ended with its grounding shortly afterward, which led to a ...

In total, India has 616 combat aircraft, while Pakistan has a fleet of 387 jets, according to FlightGlobal's World Air Forces directory for 2025.

Pakistan’s military announced on Wednesday that it had shot down five Indian fighter jets – including three state-of-the-art ...

On Wednesday, the Indian armed forces conducted precise strikes on terror camps linked to Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and ...