India Cracks China’s PL-15E Missile Secrets; France, Japan Reportedly Seek Crucial Combat Intel

During Operation Sindoor, Pakistan fired Chinese-made PL-15E missiles at India. One missile landed almost intact near Hoshiarpur, giving Indian teams a rare opportunity to study China’s export air-to-air weapon. Its seeker, radar emissions, guidance architecture and electronic behaviour could reveal how the missile detects targets and how it may be jammed or defeated. Japan reportedly showed interest after its F-2 fighters joined Exercise Veer Guardian in India. Now, France is also reportedly seeking access to India’s findings. The reason is clear. French Rafale pilots may face Chinese missiles in a future conflict, while India already operates Rafale, Su-30MKI and Tejas fighters. Lessons from the captured weapon could also support India’s Astra missile programme. This is more than a missile recovery. It is intelligence currency. India now holds technical knowledge that major air powers want. #pl15e #operationsindoor #france #indianairforce #drdo #indiafrance #indiajapan #china #pakistan #rafale #tejas #sukhoi30mki #astramissile #timesaxis #toi AXIS is where the world is explained through India’s lens. For decades, global narratives have been shaped by Western media... told through Washington, London or Beijing. But as India rises as a major economic, military and diplomatic power, why should others define the world for us? Why shouldn’t India shape its own voice, own perspective, and own narrative? That’s where AXIS comes in. We decode global power shifts, wars and conflicts, the India-China rivalry, Pakistan, West Asia, oil shocks, trade battles and neighbourhood politics - with one key question: What does this mean for India and for you? As India rises, so should its share of voice! Subscribe To AXIS — The World Through INDIA'S LENS. #India #Geopolitics #China #Pakistan #Bangladesh #WorldNews #Defence #IndianArmy #Indian Navy #IAF #TimesAXIS #TOI