Pakistan Air Force
@TheRealFalcons5
Pakistan received first one 'J35A Gyrfalcon' (Pakistan Flag coloured).
Test flight successfully conducted in Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan together with Chinese Pilots.

https://x.com/TheRealFalcons5/status/1925593329862865339

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Gilgit-Baltistan, May 2025— In a development that has stunned Western observers and forced doctrinal recalibration across South Asia, China and Pakistan have jointly test-flown the first Pakistan-liveried J-35A 'Gyrfalcon' stealth fighter over the Karakoram. The flight was carried out with Chinese and Pakistani pilots aboard, fully integrated with Beidou satellite command, AWACS uplink, and ground-based stealth-tracking denial systems.

But this wasn’t just a test of technology—it was a demonstration of trust. It marked a transformation of Pakistan’s role from a tactical partner to a privileged strategic ally—one now privy to China’s most advanced combat doctrine.

“This isn’t just cooperation. It’s full-spectrum fusion.”
A senior European defense attaché based in Islamabad told us on background:

“We knew the J-35 would be exported. But we didn’t expect Pakistani pilots to be inside the cockpit before full PLAAF deployment. That’s unprecedented. This isn’t just cooperation. It’s full-spectrum fusion.”

According to multiple military observers, the J-35A flights over Gilgit-Baltistan were not simulations.

They were high-fidelity integration drills, including:

Real-time radar suppression exercises
Satellite-guided targeting against virtual enemy airframes
Live interception of AWACS and low-observable drone targets
Simulated Rafale/Meteor scenario tracking
These were not “orientation flights.”
They were doctrinal rehearsals.

A Stealth Jet—and a Strategic Message

A former Indian Air Marshal, speaking anonymously to a UK-based defense publication, admitted:

“If Chinese and Pakistani pilots are flying J-35As in combat configurations, it fundamentally changes the balance. The Rafale edge we built is gone. Stealth has reached our borders.”

The J-35A is China’s answer to the F-35, and the fact that it’s being tested in Pakistani airspace under joint command is a clear message to both India and the West:
China trusts no one more than Pakistan with its crown jewel.

Why This Is a Strategic First

While Russia has exported Su-35s and is co-developing Su-75, it has not integrated any ally into its core fifth-gen doctrine. Nor has the U.S. allowed any non-NATO state full access to F-35 flight protocols.

China just did.

According to a Chinese defense analyst quoted in Global Times:

“Pakistan is not just a customer. It is a doctrinal partner. The J-35’s deployment tests reflect the maturing of a joint deterrence framework.”

What Does This Mean for the Region?

India's Rafale-Meteor doctrine is now under question.
The assumption of BVR superiority is neutralized by PL-15E range parity and J-35’s radar evasion.
China has field-tested integrated battle cloud architecture in South Asia.

This means AWACS, satellites, and stealth jets in unified command, with Pakistani coordination.
CPEC is no longer just a road—it’s a shield.
With Gilgit-Baltistan becoming an aerial bastion, Chinese stealth can now dominate the Siachen-Galwan axis if needed.

“We’re Inside the System Now” A retired PAF Air Commodore, familiar with the test protocols, put it bluntly:

“This isn’t just about receiving jets. It’s about being inside the operating system. We’re no longer flying Chinese jets—we’re flying with China, in China’s future.”

With the J-35A, Pakistan hasn’t just closed the gap.
It has entered the command structure of the next global aerial paradigm.

The friendship is over.
What exists now is strategic fusion.

Zephyrus
@The_SharkSlayer
Silencing The Growler...

NATO called it the "SA21 Growler"
At Adampur AFS, India stationed its pride: the S-400 Triumph.
The chilling hum of radar swept skies over Northern Punjab.
Standing tall seeing everything that flew within 600kms.
PAF knew they had to blind it.

https://x.com/The_SharkSlayer/status/1926147457961865449

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Zephyrus
@The_SharkSlayer
Mission: Silencing the Growl
Date: 10th May 2025
Rafiqui Air Force Base
Target: Sensors of the S400 Battery at Adampur
Aircraft: 2x JF17 B2
Loadout: 2x CM400AKG, 2xPL5E
Flight Profile: LOW-HIGH-LOW
Objective: Blind the S400 at Adampur for consequent low level strikes.
(2/N)

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Zephyrus
@The_SharkSlayer
In the days leading up to the strike, a solitary DA20 Falcon slipped into the sky from Mushaf Air Force Base, hugging the border in silence. It wasn’t just flying; it was listening. Harvesting signals, dissecting radar emissions, peeling back the electronic curtain of the enemy’s air defense grid.

But the groundwork had been laid even earlier. In 2024, during Exercise Indus Shield-C, the PLAAF had quietly brought in their own S-400s. Not just to show off; but to simulate, to study, to rehearse.

The chessboard had been set long before the first move.

(3/N)

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Zephyrus
@The_SharkSlayer
In the early hours of May 10th, JF-17s lifted off under EMCON, flying low and fast. Briefly punching up to 40,000 ft inside Pakistani airspace, they released CM-400AKGs at optimal envelope. ECMs active, they dropped back to terrain-hugging altitude and RTB’d undetected.

(4/N)

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Zephyrus
@The_SharkSlayer
The CM-400AKGs soared high, grazing near-space before tipping into a Mach 4 terminal dive. Their passive seekers homed in on the 96L6E’s emissions Cheeseboard lit like a beacon. The S-400’s batteries came alive, but ECM fog blanketed the battlespace. Too slow. Too late.
(5/N)

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Zephyrus
@The_SharkSlayer
There was no dogfight.
No radar jamming dance.
Just raw, long-arm power projection.

The Block IIs turn south, ECM pods chirping, mission complete.

The message?
You don’t need a 5th-gen fleet to break 5th-gen bubbles.
What you need is the will to strike first, and the reach to make it hurt.

(6/N)

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Zephyrus
@The_SharkSlayer
Adampur's Growl was silenced,
Giving PAF a corridor to operate if need be to target New Delhi.
Silencing the Growl wasn’t just about a radar.
It was about removing illusions.
Pakistan doesn’t seek escalation.
But it will rewrite the rules of engagement if needed.
Swiftly. Surgically.
At Mach 4.

Fidato
@tequieremos
For Doval, there is a Kashmiri proverb:

“Haal matte pricztam
Royye sei wechtam”

Ask me not the state of my affairs
Look at my face and know what i am going through

Destruction of S400 is huge; even bigger than the three Rafale jets. Pakistan’s military strikes were not cosmetic but strategic in nature which were aimed at crippling the nervous system of enemy.

https://x.com/tequieremos/status/1926664179630383166

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NSA Ajit Doval to visit Russia next week, delivery of S-400 missile defence system likely on agenda

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/nsa-ajit-doval-to-visit-r...

National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval is expected to visit Moscow next week, where he is likely to press the Russian government for the expedited delivery of the remaining two S-400 air defence systems.

The NSA's visit comes amid reports that India may place fresh orders for additional units of the same system to bolster its military capabilities.

Sushant Singh
@SushantSin
So this is being done without any backchannel or official talks with Pakistan, or via a third party interlocutor like the US, when Modi claims that there has been no ceasefire and the military operation is still on.

https://x.com/SushantSin/status/1926512146721980920

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Pause in India-Pak military action, Army works on plan to ‘rebalance’ troops at border | India News - The Indian Express

https://indianexpress.com/article/india/to-dial-down-army-works-on-...

A fortnight into the pause of military action in the wake of the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, a proposed plan for “rebalancing of troops” is being discussed within the military to avoid any fresh escalation at the borders, The Indian Express has learned.

This even as Operation Sindoor is on pause and all alerts remain at their heightened levels.

While Indian and Pak armies are focusing on multiple confidence-building measures, plans for de-escalating troops and equipment from the borders within the next fortnight are being considered.

Sources said Pakistan, which carried out major reinforcements of troops and equipment over the last few weeks, will also pull them back to pre-April locations.

Incidentally, India had not ordered large-scale mobilisation or deployment of offensive formations over the last month. Limited equipment and corresponding troops, which had been moved from their permanent locations to operational ones, are now planning to go back to their regular locations.

During Operation Sindoor, the density of troops along the borders had increased but that was more because of curtailing leave and less essential movement. However, sources said, these restrictions have now been lifted. Even short-term courses, which were to be cancelled temporarily, will now continue as per slated schedules.

According to sources, after the first two days following the ceasefire agreement, no aerial violations by Pakistani drones were reported though the occasional stray drones were sighted in Jammu and Kashmir.

They added that there are orders in place to avoid firing on them without appropriate clearances, even as any ceasefire violations at the LoC will be responded to by the troops.

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi had flagged, in his address to the nation, Operation Sindoor is only on pause. This would imply that the military would continue to remain at a heightened state of alertness and operational readiness, while maintaining a strong defensive posture throughout.

There has been no official statement from the government on whether there have been DGMO-level talks on the de-escalation after May 12.

On May 12, DGMO Lieutenant General Rajiv Ghai spoke to his Pakistani counterpart Major General Kashif Abdullah – their second conversation since they agreed to stop all military action—during which it was agreed that both sides would consider immediate measures to ensure troop reduction from the borders and forward areas.

Sources said that stopping aerial violations was also discussed in the meeting.

An Army statement had also mentioned that issues related to continuing the commitment that both sides must not fire a single shot or initiate any aggressive and inimical action against each other were discussed in the talks.

The Indian Express had earlier reported that within days following May 12, both sides were scheduled to exchange plans on the modalities of de-escalation of troops and equipment deployed along the borders.



Two days after the May 12 talks, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar had claimed that Pakistan had agreed to extend the ceasefire with India until May 18 following DGMO-level talks between the two sides.

Without commenting on whether the two sides spoke, the Indian Army said both sides will continue the confidence-building measures to reduce the alertness level. It clarified that there is no expiry date to the understanding reached between the two militaries on May 10 to “stop all firing and military action from land, air and sea.”