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A STRONG OFFENSE FOR THE WORLD OF DEFENSE

May 9, 2025 Reports on the air war between India and Pakistan in recent  days suggest what may well be the most intense series of  aerial engagements for decades. While it’s still very hard to  obtain confirmed details of this combat, which some sources  state has involved more than a hundred fighters  simultaneously, we do, at least, know what kinds of  air-to-air missiles (AAMs) are available to the Indian and  Pakistan Air Forces. Already prominent among these is the  Chinese-made PL-15, with wreckage of at least two examples  of this weapon having been uncovered.   Read our thorough analysis right here.

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