New Delhi, May 24 -- Indian Air Force (IAF) strikes on May 10 penetrated deep into Pakistani territory, destroying several key military assets, including a high-value SAAB-2000 airborne early warning aircraft located 315 kilometres inside Pakistan, according to a Hindustan Times report quoting Indian officials.

The cross-border offensive, dubbed Operation Sindoor, also brought down a Pakistani C-130J military transport aircraft, two F-16 jets, and a JF-17 fighter, both in air combat and on the ground.

India's airstrikes were launched in retaliation to earlier tensions, as Pakistan initiated its own military action, Operation Bunyan al-Marsoos, beginning at 1 am on May 10 with plans to target Indian airbases over 48 hours.

However, that...