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The S-400 system that we recently purchased has been a game-changer. Pakistan had long-range glide bombs but could not use any of them because they could not penetrate the air defence,\u201d Singh said.<\/p>\n<p>He added that a Pakistani surveillance aircraft, Airborne Early Warning and Control \/ Electronic Intelligence (AEW&amp;C\/ELINT), was also shot down from about 300 km away \u2014 a record for surface-to-air targeting so far.<\/p>\n<p>Singh said before-and-after images of the strike, captured by satellites and shown by local media, confirmed the scale of destruction. \u201cThere was nothing left,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi: Air Chief Marshal AP Singh on Saturday said Pakistan suffered heavy losses during Operation Sindoor, with the Indian Air Force shooting down five of its fighter jets. 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