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Hans India
09-07-2025
- Business
- Hans India
Dassault CEO confirms India lost one Rafale
New Delhi: In a major revelation two months after the Operation Sindoor, Dassault Aviation chairman and CEO Eric Trappier has rejected Pakistan's claim of shooting down Indian Rafale fighter planes. Speaking to French website Avion Chasse, Trappier also said that while India lost one Rafale, the jet was not lost during combat but due to technical reasons. Notably, the Pakistan Air Force had claimed to have downed five Indian Air Force fighter jets on May 7. The PAF claimed that it shot down three Rafales using Chinese PL-15E missiles launched using the J-10C multi-role combat aircraft. However, Pakistan has so far not furnished any evidence for its claims. Trappier has termed Pakistan's Rafale shootdown claim 'inaccurate and unfounded' while saying that the loss of one aircraft occurred without enemy contact. Confirming the loss, Trappier said it was due to a technical failure at a high altitude.
Time of India
08-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
India Lost 1 Rafale Jet During Op Sindoor, But Pakistan Did Not Do It: Dassault CEO's Fresh Claim
Dassault Aviation CEO Eric Trappier has officially refuted Pakistan Air Force's claim that it downed three Indian Rafale jets during Operation Sindoor. Speaking to French outlet Avion Chasse, Trappier confirmed that only one Rafale was lost, and that too due to a technical malfunction at high altitude, not enemy fire. He emphasized that Spectra electronic warfare systems recorded no hostile engagement, and all flight logs matched India's version of events. This comes amid a disinformation campaign, allegedly backed by Chinese lobbies, to undermine France's defence credibility and promote Chinese jets like the J-10C. France's Defence Ministry has called this an attack not just on the aircraft, but on France's strategic autonomy and defence partnerships. As the Operation Sindoor narrative unfolds, Pakistan's credibility continues to be questioned, while Dassault Aviation stands firm behind Rafale.#rafalejet #dassaultaviation #operationsindoor #pakistanairforce #india #pakistan #indianairforce #indiafrancerelations #erictrappier #j10c #spectrasystem #defencenews #fighterjets #toi #toibharat #bharat #trending #breakingnews #indianews Read More
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India.com
08-07-2025
- Politics
- India.com
Dassault CEO Confirms India Lost One Rafale Jet But Not During Operation Sindoor Combat; Rejects Pakistans Claim
In a major revelation two months after the Operation Sindoor, Dassault Aviation chairman and CEO Eric Trappier has rejected Pakistan's claim of shooting down Indian Rafale fighter planes. Speaking to French website Avion Chasse, Trappier also said that while India lost one Rafale, the jet was not lost during combat but due to technical reasons. Notably, the Pakistan Air Force had claimed to have downed five Indian Air Force fighter jets on May 7. The PAF claimed that it shot down three Rafales using Chinese PL-15E missiles launched using the J-10C multi-role combat aircraft. However, Pakistan has so far not furnished any evidence for its claims. Notably, Dassault Aviation manufactures Rafale aircraft. Trappier has termed Pakistan's Rafale shootdown claim 'inaccurate and unfounded' while saying that the loss of one aircraft occurred without enemy contact. Confirming the loss, Trappier said it was due to a technical failure at a high altitude. India launched Operation Sindoor on May 6-7 to avenge the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack. While Pakistan had claimed of shooting down five Indian fighter jets, Indian government has also rejected the claim. Sharing technical inputs, Dassault CEO Eric Trappier said that the Spectra electronic warfare systems onboard the Rafale jet did not record any hostile engagements and added that the flight logs received by Dassault also did not indicate combat loss. This comes amid the report that China ran a malicious campaign post Operation Sindppr to defame Rafale jets and promote its fighter aircraft used by Pakistan. According to reports, Pakistan, via its embassies, ran a disinformation campaign to push Rafale's popularity down and Pakistan played a crucial role in it by making misleading claims. India launched Operation Sindoor on the intervening night of May 6-7 in which it targeted nine terror sites across Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. While India maintained that the nature of the precision strikes was non-military in nature, Pakistan escalated it to a military conflict by attacking Indian civilian and military sites. Following Pakistan's attack, Indian Armed Forces launched a massive counterstrike, destroying 11 airbases of Pakistan apart from various enemy military sites.
