Sindor’s action was achieved; the IAF said the loss was part of the battle, but the pilot returned home

Lieutenant General Rajiv Ghai (second from left) is Air Marshal Ak Bharti (left), and Deputy Admiral is Deputy Admiral Pramod (second from right) and Major. General SS Sharda (right) addressed the media at the National Media Centre in New Delhi on 11 May 2025. Image source: Sushil Kumar Verma

We are in a battle scenario where the losses are part of the battle, Air Marshal Bati, Director General of the Air Force Operations of the Indian Air Force (DGAO), said on Sunday (11 May 2025), adding that the troops have achieved the goals of Operation Sindoor and all pilots have returned home. At this stage, the Air Marshal refused to comment on any aircraft losses on the Indian side. Furthermore, he did not give the figures, saying they had shot down some Pakistani aircraft.

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“We are in a battle situation and the loss is part of the battle. The question you have to ask is… have we achieved our goal of destroying the terrorist camp? The answer is a big blow Yes. The result is that the whole world is worth a look.” Hindu In Sunday’s briefing, if the IAF loses any fighter. “As for the details, what might be…how many numbers…what platform we lost…I don’t want to comment on this at the moment because we’re still in a fight. If I comment on anything, it’s just an advantage for the opponent. So we don’t want to give him any advantage at this stage.”

“I’m glad you asked this question,” DGAO said at the beginning of his answer. “All I can say is that we have achieved the goal we chose and all the pilots are back home.”

Several reports in international media also claimed that Pakistani officials crashed or shot down Indian fighter jets during the evening of May 6-7 during the precise strike by Indian armed forces that night, when Pakistan crashed or was shot down as they hit nine targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. However, so far, no government news has been confirmed.

On a question on this on May 8, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said without denying the claim that it was correct at the time and would share official information.

Regarding the loss of the Pakistani side, Marshal Bati said their planes were blocked into our borders so they would not destroy, but “certainly” knocked down “some” of Pakistani aircraft. “On the numbers, we don’t want to guess a guess. I have numbers, we’re going into the technical details to build it. So, I don’t want to put a number at this point.”

In this regard, Balti Airlines also said that India’s air defense system has successfully thwarted a wave of drones, unmanned fighter aircraft (UCAV) and missiles launched by Pakistan.