MAY 11, 2025
An image released by a Chinese satellite firm shows damage at Pakistan’s Nur Khan airbase after a precision strike by the Indian Air Force. (Image: @detresfa_/X)
Precision strikes by the Indian Air Force on Pakistan’s Nur Khan airbase disabled infrastructure and ground support vehicles at the site. An image released by a Chinese satellite firm, MIZAZVISION, shows the damage caused to the military installation under India’s Operation Sindoor between May 8 and 10.
The Indian strike on the Nur Khan airbase – located in Rawalpindi and close to Pakistan Army’s headquarters – was a strategic and symbolic blow to Pakistan as it serves as the headquarters of its air mobility command. It further exposes gaps in the neighboring country’s air defence system (ADS) and its inability to defend this high-value target.
Top intelligence sources told CNN-News18 that Nur Khan houses critical assets like Saab Erieye airborne early warning systems, C-130 transporters and IL-78 refueling aircraft.
The sources said these systems are vital for surveillance, logistics, and aerial coordination, especially in cross-border operations. The base is central to Pakistan’s drone warfare campaigns, they said.
They said it is used for the launch of Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 and indigenous Shahpar-I drones targeting India. The airbase is also used for training elite pilots and hosting VIP fleets like the presidential aircraft, they added.
More satellite images released by an Indian firm, KAWASPACE, show damage to Pakistan’s Bholari airbase after Indian strikes.
On Saturday (May 10), after India’s strike on the Rahim Yar Khan airbase in Pakistan’s Punjab province, its sole runway was declared non-operational for a week. A ‘notice to airmen’ (NOTAM) by the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) stated that this will remain closed till 4.59 am Pakistan time (5.29 IST) on May 18.
Courtesy/Source: News18 / PTI
