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India’s constant upgrading of its air arsenal has always been a nightmare for its rival nations. China and Pakistan are closely observing the Indian defence forces, hoping to get a glimpse of the advanced systems being developed. India is rapidly enhancing its air arsenal to give sleepless nights to its rivals, China and Pakistan.

The Indian Air Force is focusing strongly on improving its air power. India has shown its growing strength through new missions and aircraft upgrades. The Rafale fighter jets have already proved their strength in Operation Sindoor. They showed great accuracy, speed, and readiness to handle difficult missions.

Meteor Missile- The most deadliest weapon in the World

The IAF already have Meteor missile with its fleet of 36 Rafale jets acquired from France in 2016. However, India is anticipating the acquisition of the Meteor Air-to-Air Missiles. The missile will also be integrated into the 26 Rafale Marine fighters ordered for the Indian Navy, which are expected to arrive over the next few years. In May this year, during Operation Sindoor, Indian forces destroyed several Pakistani army and terrorist targets. This forced Pakistan to ask for a ceasefire within four days.

Why India arming its Rafael jets with Meteor Missile?

The Rafale fighter jets are the only aircraft in the Indian Air Force that can fire European long-range missiles with a range of up to 200 kilometres. Defence sources told ANI that the proposal worth about Rs 1,500 crore to buy these Meteor missiles, made by the European company MBDA, is in the final stage of approval in the Defence Ministry and will likely be cleared in an upcoming high-level meeting.

Operation Sindoor and the Deadly Missile

During Operation Sindoor, The Indian fighter jets used long-range weapons to hit Pakistani military and terrorist targets from a safe distance. After this, Pakistan tried to strike back using its Chinese-made air-to-air and surface-to-air weapons, but its attempt was unsuccessful.

According to ANI, sources said that the Pakistan Air Force fired many PL-15 air-to-air missiles at Indian planes but missed all their targets. In recent years, Pakistan has bought a large number of these missiles from China.