According to sources, a post-conflict assessment of the military engagement in early May has revealed damage to aerial and ground military assets. The six PAF fighter jets were downed during aerial operations as part of the retaliatory response by Indian air defence units.

The downing of the jets was confirmed via radar tracking and thermal signatures captured by Indian ground-based missile systems and airborne early warning assets.

One of the key hits was the destruction of a high-value airborne surveillance platform. According to sources, the target was either an electronic countermeasure (ECM) platform or an Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft, neutralised at an estimated range of 300 kilometres using India's long-range strike asset, the Sudarshan.

Another AEW&C aircraft of Swedish origin, reportedly stationed at Pakistan's Bholari airbase, was destroyed during a subsequent air-to-surface cruise missile strike. Satellite imagery showed the destruction of the hangar housing the aircraft.

In a separate operation, a PAF C-130 Hercules was destroyed during a targeted drone strike over Punjab.

The IAF also undertook precision strikes against unmanned systems. During an operation involving Rafale and Su-30 jets, a hangar housing multiple Wing Loong series medium-altitude, long-endurance drones was destroyed. According to sources, over ten UCAVs were destroyed in this single strike.

Additionally, Indian air defence units intercepted and downed several Pakistani UCAVs over Indian airspace during the conflict, particularly over sectors in Jammu and Kashmir and Rajasthan.

A previously undisclosed Pakistani military dossier on Operation Bunyan un Marsoos reveals that India struck at least seven more targets than acknowledged in official Indian statements.

According to maps and data in the dossier, Indian airstrikes targeted facilities in Peshawar, Jhang, Hyderabad (Sindh), Gujrat (Punjab), Bahawalnagar, Attock, and Chor.

India's military operation began on the night of May 6-7 with coordinated strikes in Punjab and Kashmir. Nine key targets were identified, including the Jaish-e-Mohammed headquarters in Bahawalpur, Lashkar-e-Taiba's camp in Muridke, and facilities in Muzaffarabad, Kotli, Rawalakot, Bhimber, and Chakwal.

Satellite imagery from Maxar Technology confirmed damage to several of these locations, particularly the training camps in PoJK. Indian officials state that the initial strikes were confined to anti-terror operations and did not target Pakistani military establishments until escalation on May 8.

Following India's initial strikes, Pakistan launched drones and ballistic projectiles toward India's western frontier. Targets in Rajasthan, Jammu, and Gujarat were among those hit.

In response, India widened its offensive to include 11 Pakistani air bases: Nur Khan, Rafiqui, Murid, Sukkur, Sialkot, Pasrur, Chunian, Sargodha, Skardu, Bholari, and Jacobabad.

On May 10, the two sides reached a ceasefire agreement.