France's Dassault Aviation CEO Eric Trappier has rejected Pakistan's claim of shooting down an indian Rafale under India's Operation Sindoor. The company's CEO clarified that india lost a Rafale fighter jet during Operation Sindoor not due to any attack by pakistan but due to a technical fault at high altitude.PAF only made a claim, but did not provide any evidenceDuring the clash between india and pakistan that started on May 7 and India's action under Operation Sindoor, the Pakistani air Force (PAF) had claimed that it shot down five fighter jets of the indian air Force and three of them were Rafale fighter jets. pakistan had said that it had launched PL-15E long-range missiles from the J-10C multi-role fighter aircraft to shoot down the Rafale jet. However, pakistan did not present any evidence to prove its claims.What statement did the CEO of Dassault Aviation give?Eric Trappier, Chairman and CEO of Dassault Aviation, the French company that makes Rafale fighter aircraft, termed Pakistan's claim that the pakistan air Force (PAF) shot down three Rafale aircraft of india during Operation Sindoor as false and baseless.French website Avion Chasse quoted Trappier in its report, "One Rafale aircraft was definitely damaged during the clash, but it was not due to any enemy action, but due to technical fault at high altitude." He said, "Dassault's Spectra electronic warfare system also confirmed that no hostile contact was recorded in the aircraft while fighting at high altitude during Operation Sindoor."Trappier said, "The flight logs sent to Dassault during Operation Sindoor also did not indicate any damage related to firing during the fight."Dassault never hides its operational losses: CEODassault CEO Eric Trappier's statement has come at a time when there are allegations of deliberate dissemination of misinformation about Rafale aircraft. Trappier also said that Dassault Aviation has never hidden any operational losses related to its aircraft.
