No Rafale was shot down in the fight, but India lost one stream due to technical failure and the probe is currently on the incident, said the French report, quoting the chairman and CEO of Dassault Aviation and CEO Eric Trappier. The message stated that no enemy involvement was involved in the incident.
The incident “occurred at an altitude of over 12,000 meters during the extended training mission, without involving enemies or enemy radar contact,” the report said.
Pakistan’s allegations “Inaccurate, unfounded”
Trappier said that these accusations were “inaccurate and unfounded” by clarifying Pakistan’s accusations that the three Indian Rafales Dassault was reportedly shot down.
The report, which appeared on the French website of Avion de Chasse, mentioned a press conference held on June 15, just days before the Paris Air Show, where Trappier attacked Pakistan’s accusations.
During the press conference, Dassault CEO formally refuted the idea of operating failure. He stated that Spectra electronic wars systems did not notice any enemy contracts during the period of time. The identification equipment of friends/enemy and flight protocols transmitted to Dassault in the actual struggle did not indicate any losses, he said.
Dassault publishes the CEO of the CEO
Meanwhile, Dassault issued a statement on Tuesday that formally clarified that the CEO of the company had not made any operating or technical comments on the use of Rafale in the Sindoor operation.
“In response to some press releases quoting chairman and CEO Dassault Aviation Eric Trappier about Sindoor operation, Dassault Aviation formally denies that Eric Trappier has made any operational or technical comments on the use of Rafale in this operation,” Dassault said.
However, the company was no clarification of Trappier, who called Pakistan’s accusations of shooting down the Indian Jets Rafale as “inaccurate and unfounded”.
India launched accurate strikes called “Sindoor Operation” on terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan Kashmir (POK) and Pakistan in May 2025 in response to the terrorist attack Pahalgam, which killed 26 civilians.
Pib Fact Check reveals false propaganda of Pakistan
Checking the facts of the press information office (PIB) revealed false claims of the Pakistani propaganda account on the alleged loss of four Indian Air Force pilots, including three Rafale pilots.
According to PIB Fact Check, she said that “the Indian government has not issued such a statement.”
“India admits the loss of pilot Rafale? – here is the truth behind this statement: several Pakistani propaganda handles spread false claims that India officially confirmed the loss of 4 IAF pilots, including those who fly 3 rafale nozzles.
The picture was introduced by X-Post Mansoor Ahmed Qureshi and Daily Cpec and claimed that four Indian pilots lost their lives.
TRAPPIER compares the rafale with F-22 Raptor, F-35A Lightning II
According to the French report, Trappier compared the performance of Rafale with the performance of the F-22 Raptor and F-35A Lightning II, which emphasized the real differences, but also the specific functional advantages of the French warrior.
TRAPPIER, who addressed Rafale in relation to two American fifth-generation aircraft, said the Raptor F-22 benefits from passive secrecy and very high altitude combat skills.
However, despite the previous generation placement, Jet Rafale retains a tactical advantage in mixed and more theater scenarios. Unlike the Raptor, Rafale can switch, without reconfiguration, from engaging in the air to ground support or strategic reconnaissance mission, TRAPPIER said.
It integrates as standard OSF optoelectronic sensors, AESA RBE2 radar, record podg, as well as the spectrum system, ensuring active and passive electronic aircraft protection.
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