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I am flattering the Indian Air Force by saying it is not up to the standards of the Iraq War. The Indian Air Force is not even up to the standards of the 1991 Gulf War.
During the Gulf War, the U.S. military formed a formation of four F-15 fighters, with early warning aircraft, electronic warfare aircraft and electronic reconnaissance aircraft as the core. After the early warning aircraft and electronic reconnaissance aircraft discovered enemy air or ground targets, the electronic warfare aircraft maintained suppression of the enemy radar, and the fighters launched missiles for beyond-visual-range strikes.
1,How many AWACS does India have? Only five, and no one even knows if the Rafale and Su-30 can establish effective data link communication with these Israeli-made AWACS.
2,Does India have electronic warfare aircraft? No. During the Gulf War, the United States had EA-6B and EA-111, while India in 2025 only has some tiny Israeli electronic warfare pods and some backward Russian ones.
3,Does India have any aircraft capable of performing this mission? Only some Su-30s can carry some KH31s, and these unfortunate aircraft need to launch a death charge against the enemy alone without the cover of electronic warfare aircraft.