Tensions between nuclear-armed neighbors India and Pakistan escalated dramatically today after the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) shot down at least five Indian fighter jets in response to earlier air strikes carried out by India. After two strikes, a third Indian Air Force (IAF) fighter jet, reportedly a Su-30MKI, was shot down by Pakistani air defenses […]
A couple Indian and Pakistani planes were shot down in 2019 as well.
TBH this would be a pretty big incident between most countries but it seems to happen every couple years with India and Pakistan. There have been about half a dozen incidents of this scale (and one war) since Pakistan got nukes in 1998.
Edit: They’re saying its five planes now. This is a pretty big deal
A couple Indian and Pakistani planes were shot down in 2019 as well.
TBH this would be a pretty big incident between most countries but it seems to happen every couple years with India and Pakistan. There have been about half a dozen incidents of this scale (and one war) since Pakistan got nukes in 1998.
Edit: They’re saying its five planes now. This is a pretty big deal