Chinese-made fighter jets may have stolen the limelight after Pakistan Air Force (PAF) shot six Indian fighter jets, including high advanced Frenchmen who made Rafale-but the extraordinary farm was not possible without a critical original technology that sent shock waves across the globe.

“Our Chinese friends will even know the operational details. How we did it,” said a source interested in the development.

When India introduced Rafale jet in its Air Force, Pakistan lost the capacity “first shot” and PAF was aware of the fact. Operation Swift Retort in February 2019 in response to India’s Balakot strike was perhaps the last conventional fight and dog fight.

Even at that time, PAF showed glimpses of its skill in the electromagnetic sphere when the jammed Indian MIG-21 made it difficult to escape the killing. But still, PAF was far from possessing the technology to excellent in several domain.

The induction of J10-C was Pakistan’s answer to India’s Rafael, but that was not enough.

The paradigm shift came after the air manager Marshal Zaheer Ahmad Babar took responsibility for the PAF in March 2021. He had imagined that the future wars would no longer be conventional and that he had begun to work on the idea of ​​multidogain.

A “multi-domain” refers to operations that integrate and synchronize capabilities across multiple warfare domains to achieve mission goals.

The most important domains are: traditional aircraft-based operations, II) Earth coordination with land forces, III) Hav-Involveres naval effect, IV) Place satellites, missile warning, navigation (GPS) and communication, v) electronic warfare and signal disorder.

PAF Multi-Domain Operation includes real-time image material, cyber units disable enemy radar, drones that provide monitoring and fighter jets that launch precision attacks.

“All of being coordinated through secure, network communication,” the source said.

“In modern warfare, you may have many toys, but there is no use of these toys if they do not talk to each other,” according to the source.

E.g. Pakistan has acquired radars from different countries. The integration of the technologies that have different origin was an uphill.

The source said what PAF did was that it developed an original data link that integrated all these systems.

Under the modernization plan, PAF established PAF Cyber ​​Command (PAFCC) and PAF Space Command (PAFSC) in Islamabad. PAF also created NASTP (National Aerospace Science & Technology Park), which has become a hub for various original programs.

On the night of April 28 and 29, PAF High Command was on high alarm. In the Command Operation Center (COC), the integrated system was tested for the first time in the Real War Theater, although PAF did more war games to control its effectiveness.

After midnight, the system immediately discovered four Rafale jet aircraft as they started and flew over the Native American who was occupied by Jammu and Kashmir. The air manager and his team saw the movements of Fly live. The PAF jet aircraft were airborne shortly, and Pakistan managed to squeeze some of the Rafale systems and forced the Indian jets to flee. The potential hostile act was averted.

All Indian fighter jets including 14 rafale when they started at night on May 6 and 7, to launch a series of missile attacks inside Pakistan, were immediately discovered through electronic IDs. As many as 72 Indian fighter jets were airborne and deep into their territory. Still, the Pakistani side could see and track their movements.

According to the rules of engagements given to Pakistani pilots, Indian fighter jets would only be shot on if they released any weapon. The moment they fired missiles inside Pakistan, the rules of engagements were changed midair and PAF pilots were asked to shoot them down.

Due to integrated data link, Pakistani pilots had a clear visibility and necessary soil support that allowed them to hit targets Bulls’ eye. This was for the first time Rafale was shot down in a fighting. This was also the first time Chinese and Western technologies were tested on the battlefield and China came out on top.

While China-Pakistan close cooperation played a key role, the importance of originally system developed by PAF in the last few years cannot be ignored, according to sources.

“Losing six fighter jets in a match is a massive blow to the Indian Air Force,” said a PAF officer who added while the nation loved the victory they were preparing for the next challenge.