Some 125 Indian and Pakistani fighter jets battled for over an hour in one of the biggest dogfights in recent history, according to a Pakistani security source quoted by CNN.

If the numbers of aircraft were confirmed, it would make it one of the largest air battles since World War Two.

  • mlg@lemmy.world
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    17 hours ago

    Dawg that’s how BVR fights work.

    It’s still a dogfight, you don’t just sit there and let the missile do all the work.

    Even before the crazy new range of China’s PL-15, PAF was using AIM-120s and shot down a MiG-21 5 years ago.

    Every airforce hides their tactics but you can open any DCS video using BVR missiles to see how difficult it can get