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Pakistan’s Strategic Edge: Chinese Military Technology and the Transformation of the 2025 India-Pakistan Conflict
Reading Time: 3 minutes The May 2025 India–Pakistan conflict has ushered in a new era of South Asian warfare. In a short but high-intensity war, Pakistan leveraged a powerful mix of Chinese-supplied weapons—ranging from advanced air defence systems and fighter aircraft to hypersonic missiles—granting it a decisive edge in several domains. For the first time in South Asia’s military history, real-time integration of Chinese systems like the J-10C, HQ-9, PL-15 missiles, and CM-401 hypersonic munitions offered Pakistan not just a defensive posture but credible strategic dominance. Air Superiority Achieved: J-10C & PL-15 BVR Missile Dominance The J-10C “Vigorous Dragon”, equipped with AESA radar and Chinese PL-15 beyond visual range missiles, proved to be a key air superiority tool for the Pakistan Air Force (PAF). The PL-15, with an estimated range exceeding 200 km, enabled PAF to strike Indian jets before they could respond. During the conflict, Pakistani J-10Cs downed several
