Pakistan possesses at least 10, and possibly up to 12, operational Erieye Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft.
this is probably inapplicable to ballistic missile defense though which is what he was referring to
In the middle of the conflict, it is not possible to always have solid evidence for all the shoot downs, especially if they all went down on the side that has the incentive to show less damage. Pakistan could have reported in error. Given that there is incontrovertible evidence for one Rafale being shot down, and very strong incentive for both the Indians and the French to minimize further media damage, it is very easy for the Indian Air Force to say the other 35 Rafales are all accounted for and at their base. This would carry a lot of weight in showing only one Rafale was shot down. There were only 36 of them to begin with and by now, there should be more than sufficient time for the Indian Air Force to count them. The fact that they said nothing is deafening.
No need for them to count. They now exactly how many returned. They stay silent because they know if they acknowledge their losses, their heads will roll. Perhaps even literally.
thanks appreciated
Interesting, I have noticed the Pakistan military has always packed a bigger punch than it seems given the country economic size, development and military budget. One the things I have noticed is that the country has an impressive military industrial complex with a strong focus in technology transfer. By co-developing its own weapons with countries like China gives Pakistan an significant operational advantage than countries that merely buy weapons, like most Gulf states do.
Someone isn't reading the thread.
They'd need to reverse engineer China's whole electronics industry if they want to be able to produce a missile like PL-15.