2025 Indo-Pak Crisis: The Fight Pakistan Wanted vs. The One It Got (SE01E01) скачать в хорошем качестве

2025 Indo-Pak Crisis: The Fight Pakistan Wanted vs. The One It Got (SE01E01)

The recent conflict with India initially unfolded along the lines Pakistan expected: Following the Balakot incident and Operation Swift Retort in 2019, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) had prepared for a large-scale Indian Air Force (IAF) strike at stand-off range. Equipped with new long-range air-to-air missiles (LRAAM), long-range surface-to-air missiles (SAM), and dense electronic warfare (EW) coverage, the PAF planned to directly intercept an IAF stand-off range strike while the attacking aircraft were still within India. During those first crucial hours of May 7th, it appeared that the PAF had successfully built upon its strong showing in 2019. However, over the next 72 hours, India regrouped and brought a fight that the PAF – and the Pakistani military at large – was not prepared to fight. India brought “a very different kind of fight.” India took the IAF off the field and, in its place, heavily leaned on a vast array of loitering munitions and, most importantly, a gamechanger strike asset in the BrahMos supersonic-cruising missile (SSCM). Indeed, while the initial – i.e., IAF-led – action of Operation Sindoor evidently did not proceed as planned, India was, nonetheless, credibly able to show it could penetrate Pakistan’s burgeoning air defence system and engage the PAF before its fighters could even get off the ground. Ultimately, neither Pakistan or India will disclose their actual losses, but the battery of satellite imagery over the PAF’s key facilities – including major operating bases (MOB) in its interior, like Shahbaz Air Base – told the story: if the BrahMos was used at scale, Pakistan’s airpower could have been deprecated. Strategically, India held the momentum at the end of the conflict. Chapters 00:00 Operational Insights: The May 7th Strikes 11:24 Day Two: Psychological Warfare and Tactical Responses 16:26 May 10th: Pakistan's Counter Offensive 22:58 Post-Mortem Analysis: Evaluating the Conflict's Outcomes 27:14 The State of Pakistan's Space Program 28:15 Battle Damage Assessment: Importance and Challenges 30:32 Open Source Intelligence in Conflict 33:11 The Evolution of Air Defense Systems 34:41 The BrahMos Threat: Analyzing Pakistan's Response 41:00 Air Defense Gaps: A Critical Assessment 45:19 Geopolitical Realities and Defense Strategies 51:37 Evaluating Chinese Military Technology 53:57 Innovations in Miniaturization and Electronic Warfare 54:56 Comparative Analysis of Air-to-Air Missiles 56:24 The Evolution of Chinese Missile Technology 57:45 Production Capabilities and Industrial Scaling 01:00:04 The Role of Loitering Munitions in Modern Warfare 01:02:19 Challenges in Pakistan's Defense Production 01:03:50 Strategic Partnerships for Defense Manufacturing 01:08:11 Long-Term Defense Strategies and Supply Chain Management 01:15:54 Future Directions and Podcast Developments #pakistan #pakistanairforce #indianairforce #balakotairstrike #pahalgam #operationsindoor #bunyanulmarsoos