Obviously, both India and Pakistan claim to be the victors in this air war.

After the release of the war report, the Pakistan Air Force emphasized the exchange ratio of air combat and the fact that it still has air supremacy on the battlefield after the air war is over.

What the Indian Air Force emphasizes is actually the achievements of the F-35 AI.

Unscathed, the F-35AI shot down 4 of the Pakistan Air Force's most advanced JF-20s, and was not retaliated by Pakistani fighters.

Apparently, the Indian Air Force deliberately ignored the heavy losses suffered by the Su-30MKI.

In addition, the Indian Air Force admitted to the loss of only 3 Su-30MKI instead of 11, and added another 8 Su-30MKI to the list of damage.

Soon after, the Indian Air Force successively disposed of these 8 Su-30MKI in the form of scrap.

However, Pakistan has not been able to prove the 11 results achieved.

Why?

Those Su-30MKIs were shot down over Indian soil, and the wreckage fell on Indian territory, and the Pakistan Air Force apparently could not get first-hand evidence.

In fact, the Pakistan Air Force also concealed losses, that is, admitted only the loss of 2 JF-20s.

Like the Indian Air Force, the Pakistan Air Force later disposed of another 4 JF-20s in a scrapped manner.

It's just that the Pakistan Air Force did not exaggerate the results, after all, there is no need for such a thing.

The Indian Air Force, on the other hand, exaggerated the results, claiming to have shot down 27 Pakistani fighter jets in air combat, and at least 22 of them were F-35AI results.

Obviously, this is also an exaggeration.

You must know that the Indian Air Force only dispatched 8 F-35AI, and there are only 32 AIM-120Ds in total, shooting down 22 Pakistani fighters, which means that less than 2 AIM-120Ds can shoot down an enemy aircraft, not to mention others, even the US military does not believe in such results.

According to the estimates of the US military, shooting down an enemy aircraft with 3 AIM-120Ds is remarkable.

Of course, only four of the F-35AIs claimed by the Indian Air Force are JF-20s, the others are all JF-17s, and older fighters.

No matter how much it is advertised, facts are facts.

Judging by the results of the air battle, the Indian Air Force actually lost the battle.

Why?

It's not just the loss that's bigger.

At the time of the attack, the Indian Air Force aimed to seize air supremacy in Lahore in one fell swoop, and then send out fighter jets to bomb nearby Pakistani forces.

For this, the Indian Air Force has prepared dozens of Mig-27 with "Jaguar" attack aircraft.

The problem was that the Indian Air Force did not gain air supremacy, and the bomb-laden attack planes had to stop at the airfield and bomb several military camps in Pakistan-administered areas of Kashmir that afternoon, not acting as originally planned, and thus failing to make the Pakistani army near Lahore suffer.

In addition, the secondary purpose of the Indian Air Force is to take out Pakistani AWACS aircraft.

In fact, the second batch of 4 F-35AIs went to that ZDK-05.

It's a pity that during the early coordination, these 4 F-35AIs did not receive the instructions of "Ferkang" in time, and they did not arrive in the forward position in time.

By the time the first batch of F-35AIs drove out the second batch of JF-20s from Pakistan, the four F-35AIs were not able to launch an assault according to the established battle plan.

As a result, the Pakistan Air Force used the precious half hour to deploy 12 additional JF-20s.

When the four F-35AIs finally received the order to launch the attack, the third batch of 12 JF-20s was already in place and blocked in front of them.

Apparently, receiving the blockade of the JF-20, 4 F-35AIs could only abandon the operation to attack the ZDK-05.

Judging by this series of actions, the command system of the Indian Air Force is extremely flawed.

What flaws?

The equipment is too complex, and the command system is too complex, resulting in surprisingly low command efficiency.

You know, that half-hour gap is enough for the F-35AI to approach the ZDK-05, and then use the AIM-120D to finish off Pakistan's AWACS aircraft.

Why is this happening?

Quite simply, the Indian Air Force's "Fercon" was purchased more than 20 years ago, and when the system was integrated, it mainly took care of the Russian command system, that is, to serve the Su-30MKI, so when coordinating with the Su-30MKI, the problem was not very prominent.

Because there is no command system of the US military, especially the tactical data link, the efficiency of the "Faircon" in commanding the F-35AI is very low, and it can often only communicate with voice, and the air guide gives orders to the F-35AI, and it is a very simple order.

In daily training, this problem is not too prominent.

The problem is that in the war, the problem is magnified.

Why?

At that time, there were more than a dozen Indian fighters in the air, including those returning Su-30MKI, so the guides on the "Ferkang" were simply not busy.

If you have a data link system, you don't need the voice command of the guide.

It can be said that in this regard, the Indian Air Force is far inferior to the Pakistani Air Force.

When directing the JF-20 operation, the Pakistan Air Force's ZDK-05 is able to use a data link to send battlefield information directly to nearby fighters, and only when necessary, voice services are required by the guide, so as to ensure that the fighters can obtain battlefield information in a timely manner.

In fact, the third batch of 12 JF-20s was able to avoid the incoming missiles in time because the ZDK-05 detected the F-35AI that opened the bomb bay after approaching in time, and alerted the JF-20, and the pilot of the JF-20 also reacted at the first time.

If it is a voice command, the ZDK-05 will certainly not be able to command 12 JF-20s at the same time.

It can be seen that the Indian Air Force is using the air combat system of the 80s of the last century to apply the most advanced fighters of this century, and it may not be able to give full play to the combat effectiveness of the F-35AI.

In a sense, this is also the fundamental reason why the Indian Air Force has to let the F-35AI perform air supremacy missions.

Due to the limitations of the system, it is difficult for the Indian Air Force to maximize the combat effectiveness of the Su-30MKI, and it is difficult for it to occupy an overwhelming advantage in the battle for air supremacy.

Without the help of the F-35AI, the Indian Air Force would even lose air supremacy.

Let's not forget that if there was no threat from the F-35AI, the ZDK-05 of the Pakistan Air Force would have been out long ago, and the fighters of the Pakistan Air Force would have entered Indian airspace long ago.

Obviously, these problems in the Indian Air Force have proven that a strong air force is definitely not bought, let alone cobbled.

True, India can buy advanced fighters from countries around the world.

The question is, is there any benefit to this?

You must know that in the Indian Air Force, there are not only Russian fighters, American fighters, but also a large number of European fighters, such as the French Rafale and Mirage 2000, as well as the "Jaguar" attack aircraft, and these fighters are all self-contained.

Obviously, integrating these fighters into a coordinated operation is a big problem.

In fact, this is also one of the reasons why Pakistan eliminated the F-16C/D immediately after obtaining the JF-20, that is, the systems of these two fighters are not the same, and it is difficult to work together.

If used alone, no matter how advanced the fighter is, it is all decoration.