India downed five Pakistani fighter jets including the US-made F-16 and Chinese-made JF-17 class during the military confilct between between the two neibouring countries in May, Indian Air Force Chief Amar Preet Singh said on Friday.

The IAF chief, speaking at the 93rd Air Force Day celebrations, also dismissed claims about Indian jets being destroyed, calling them Pakistani propaganda to mislead its citizens.

Pakistan's losses included radars, command and control centres, runways and hangars: IAF chief on Operation Sindoor, Singh said.

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