The Pakistani Air Force also suffered losses, and the last two steering JF-20s did not manage to fly away in time and were overtaken by missiles fired by Indian fighters.

It's just that the result of 2 to 11 is enough to make the Pakistan Air Force raise its eyebrows.

Obviously, in this line-of-sight air battle, the maneuverability of the Su-30MKI, which makes the Indian Air Force proud, is simply useless.

As for the high-performance combat missile, it has also become an ornament.

It's just that the battle isn't over yet.

After the first batch of 12 JF-20s completed the attack, the second batch of 12 JF-20s of the Pakistan Air Force arrived and continued the offensive air supremacy mission.

In fact, the Pakistan Air Force's air supremacy mission is more to prevent the Indian Air Force from bombing Lahore.

Quite simply, the Pakistan Air Force does not have the ability to bomb military targets in India for the time being, so the Pakistan Air Force is more on the defensive.

Why?

Obviously, it is not that the Pakistan Air Force does not have fighters suitable for carrying out strike missions, and it is not that the Pakistan Air Force does not have enough fighters.

In fact, whether it is JF-20 or JF-17, it has a strong strike capability.

Let's not forget that the Pakistan Air Force has 20 anti-aircraft suppression JF-20s, and the main task of these fighters is ground strikes.

The point is that the Pakistani Air Force does not have air supremacy.

Receiving the threat of the F-35AI, the AWACS aircraft of the Pakistan Air Force have been in the rear, more than 200 kilometers from the border, not close to the battlefield.

In fact, a distance of 200 kilometers is not safe.

Don't forget, Pakistan has only 8 medium AWACS aircraft and two strategic directions, so it does not dare to let AWACS aircraft take risks easily.

With the loss of one AWACS, a hole will appear in one direction.

Actually, the same is true for the Indian Air Force.

Because of the threat of the HQ-9B, the Indian Air Force's "Filcon" is also deployed in the rear, maintaining a distance of more than 200 kilometers from the national border.

The AWACS aircraft cannot go forward, so they cannot direct fighters to fight in the opponent's airspace.

It was also at this time that the second air battle began.

Twelve JF-20s, which had just felt the battlefield, were attacked almost without warning.

Although according to the investigation after the fact, at least nine JF-20 radar warning aircraft intercepted the signal of the fire control radar, but the duration was extremely short, only a few seconds. Only 6 JF-20s of three formations turned in time, and the other 6 fighters did not evade in time.

Apparently, it was the F-20AI of the Indian Air Force that attacked the JF-35AI.

These fighters, all of which were operating outside the detection range of the ZDK-05, and, with the help of "Ferkang", discovered the JF-20 fleet in time.

According to the information obtained later, there were only four F-35AIs that launched the attack at most.

These F-35AIs, all of which carry AIM-120D air-to-air missiles, perform air supremacy missions, not ground strike missions that they are good at.

Of the 6 JF-20s that were attacked, only 2 avoided the incoming missiles.

Without detecting an opponent, 4 JF-20s were shot down.

However, the Pakistan Air Force did not retreat.

Taking into account the threat posed by the ZDK-05, the Pakistani Air Force made an emergency sortie of 12 JF-20s, and the same offensive air defense tasks were carried out.

Like the second batch of JF-20s, these JF-20s, after reaching the skies over Lahore, were also attacked.

Judging from this, the Indian Air Force has dispatched at least 8 F-35AIs to carry out air supremacy missions.

It's just that, with some preparation, all 12 JF-20s turned in time to avoid the missiles fired by the F-35AI, and none of them were shot down.

Subsequently, 12 JF-20s returned to Lahore again in search of Indian fighters.

In fact, the Pakistan Air Force's tactics are very simple, which is to first lure the F-35 AI to fire, and then close the distance and engage in close combat.

Although the F-35AI has strong long-range attack capabilities with strong stealth performance and advanced radar, it is unable to carry combat missiles after carrying 4 AIM-120Ds due to poor maneuverability limitations and extremely limited bomb load.

That is, as long as it enters the combat phase, the F-35AI does not have any advantages to speak of.

In fact, within the line of sight, the JF-20 is sure enough to take out the F-35AI, which can only use machine guns.

It's just that the Indian Air Force isn't stupid enough to let the F-35AI, which has run out of missiles, fight the JF-20 with a full load of ammunition.

You must know that in the air combat training organized by the Indian Air Force itself, the F-35AI can only rely on the advanced optoelectronic system to defeat the F-16E/F if it carries the AIM-9X, and if it only uses machine guns, the advanced optoelectronic system of the F-35AI becomes a decoration.

As a result, the F-20 AI fighter that attacked the JF-35 fleet did not appear.

In fact, this also shows that the F-35AI is indeed not very suitable for air supremacy missions.

Although when selling the F-35AI, the United States has repeatedly emphasized that this fighter has made extensive changes according to the requirements put forward by the Indian Air Force, and it is the best air combat performance among all F-35A, and it is also the only air superiority fighter comparable to the F-22A today, but the limit of bomb load, no matter how the F-35A is changed, it is impossible to become a specialized air superiority fighter.

If it's the F-22A, it's very different.

You must know that even if all the medium-range air-to-air missiles are used up, the F-22A still has two combat missiles, and it has extremely strong maneuverability, so there is no need to retreat in front of the enemy aircraft, and it can continue to fight and cut the enemy aircraft off the horse in a combat air combat.

In addition, even if the F-35AI is allowed to carry two combat missiles, it may not be a match for the JF-20.

Why?

The mobility of the F-35AI is already poor, and the only thing worth showing off is the integrated optoelectronic system, which the JF-20 also has.

Although it is not as good as the F-35AI, it can also maximize the performance of combat missiles.

In addition, with better maneuverability, and the PL-9 combat missile, which is definitely not worse than the AIM-10X, the JF-20 has a good enough chance of winning in melee air combat.

Besides, even if it's a 1-to-1 exchange ratio, that's a big profit.

You know, India's money to purchase one F-35AI will allow Pakistan to buy at least four JF-20s.

It can be said that with the superiority in numbers, the JF-20 was able to easily crush the F-35AI in the stage of combat air combat.

However, the Indian Air Force does not intend to have the F-35AI engage in a fight with the JF-20.

The Indian Air Force refused to fight, and the battle ended.

Even counting the 4 JF-20s that were lost later, the exchange ratio of 6 to 11 is still enough to make the Pakistan Air Force extremely proud.

You know, the Su-30MKI against is a heavy fighter, and the F-35AI is a fourth-generation fighter.

What's more, at the end of the air war, Lahore's air supremacy remained in the hands of the Pakistani Air Force, and the Indian Air Force was still unable to bomb military targets near Lahore.

Apparently, this air battle proved the performance of the JF-20.

Among the third-generation fighters, the JF-20 can be regarded as the best, even compared with the fourth-generation aircraft such as the F-35AI, the JF-20 has the strength to fight, and it is not completely powerless.

Of course, the premise is that there is a strong system support.