He has also iterated that eight planes were shot down in the four-day war. It was a big one.”In July 2025, during a White House dinner with Republican lawmakers, Trump had said that five jets were shot down. In October and November 2025, he escalated to eight planes, noting "seven planes were shot down, and the eighth was really badly wounded." India has said that its air defence systems downed six Pakistani aircraft, including five fighters and a surveillance plane, using the S-400 anti-aircraft system. Pakistan claimed it had shot down six Indian jets, while India acknowledged losses without giving a number.

Source: The Telegraph January 09, 2026 13:01 UTC