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Air Force conducts precision strikes on multiple Pakistani airbases; satellite imagery reveals damage to key infrastructure

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11th May, 2025 18:51 IST
NEW DELHI: The Indian Air Force (IAF) conducted coordinated precision strikes on at least four Pakistani airbases on May 10, with satellite imagery confirming significant damage to infrastructure and ground assets. As per sources, the attacks were carried out using advanced air-launched cruise missiles (ALCMs), likely the BrahMos.

Imagery released by Indian space analytics firm KawaSpace confirms a direct hit on a hangar at Pakistan Air Force’s Bholari Airbase.



Debris and structural damage were visible, with the strike's proximity to the runway suggesting that the targeted hangar may have had a quick reaction alert (QRA) role.



At Shahbaz Airbase in Jacobabad, another precision strike reportedly hit a hangar on the main apron. KawaSpace imagery also suggests possible secondary damage to the air traffic control (ATC) building at the site.


Sargodha Airbase was also struck, though the extent of damage has not been officially disclosed. KawaSpace provided updated runway imagery but has withheld additional assessments pending verification.

Imagery from a Chinese satellite firm, MizazVision, appears to confirm that Pakistan’s Nur Khan Airbase was targeted as well. The Indian Air Force strike reportedly focused on disabling ground support vehicles and critical infrastructure on site.

These strikes follow escalating military tensions and are part of India's broader Operation Sindoor , which aims to neutralize cross-border terror infrastructure .

Earlier in the evening, in a rare joint press briefing by all three defence services, Air Marshal AK Bharti emphasized that the Indian response was deliberately focused on high-value targets. “A decision was taken to strike where it would hurt,” he said, outlining how Indian forces carried out a swift, coordinated, and calibrated assault on key Pakistani military infrastructure.

The targets included airbases at Chaklala, Rafiq, and Rahim Yar Khan, followed by strikes on Sargodha, Bhulari, and Jacobabad. These strikes, Bharti added, were meant to send a clear message: “Aggression will not be tolerated.”

Bharti also confirmed that the Indian Air Force thwarted an attempted breach of Indian airspace by Pakistani fighter jets following India’s cross-border counterterror strikes under ‘Operation Sindoor’.

“Their planes were prevented from entering our borders. We have definitely downed a few planes and inflicted losses on their side,” Bharti said, assuring that all Indian pilots involved in the operation had returned safely.

The briefing came as all three wings of India’s armed forces shed light on Operation Sindoor, the large-scale military response launched on May 7 following the Pakistan-backed terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam that killed 26 people.

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