Previously, India and Russia ordered a $5.4 billion S-400 long-range air defense system, with a total size of five air defense regiments, and the first missiles have been delivered, and India will deploy these missiles in the northern border area to threaten the Pakistan Air Force. Be aware of this anti-aircraft missile. The biggest advantage is the all-rounder. 8 types of anti-aircraft missiles can be used to strike all categories of air targets. Its longest range, the 40N6 interceptor, is capable of intercepting even targets up to 400 kilometers away.
If the S-400 is signed in Indian-controlled Kashmir, it means that as long as the Pakistan Air Force fighters fly together, they are within the interception range. This is reminiscent of the famous "Yom Kippur War": the Arab coalition took the lead in crossing the Suez Canal and attacking israel's Barev Line, and as a result, the Israeli fighters who took off and took off to support them were caught in the air defense ambush circle carefully arranged by the Arab coalition army, and suffered extremely heavy losses in a short period of time.
Since India has this capability, it must be a big threat to Pakistan, because in theory, it can enable the Indian Air Force to achieve absolute air supremacy control over the battlefield, and it is not easy for pakistani air force fighters to take off anyway, and the combat capability is greatly restricted. And the S-400 not only has the ability to intercept fighters, but also can intercept cruise missiles, drones and even ballistic missiles, and to a certain extent, can defuse Pakistan's nuclear deterrent capabilities.
So does Pakistan really have no means to counter the threat of the Indian S-400? The answer is all no. Douglas Bailey, an expert at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, a London think tank, pointed out that the S-400 should not be underestimated, but it should not be overestimated. If India's air defense system is too close to the front line, it is very likely to be covered by direct Pakistani fire.
In August 2021, Pakistan has successfully tested the domestic Fatah-1 rocket, and its maximum range has reached more than 150 kilometers. The rocket is based on pakistan, on the basis of the A-100 long-range rocket launcher exported from the mainland, which uses GPS/Beidou guidance, and the circumference probability error is only about 5 meters.
In addition, Pakistan's ballistic missile technology in recent years is still improving, on November 20, 2021, Pakistan successfully tested a "Shaheen-3" ballistic missile, on March 26, it successfully tested a "Shaheen-1A" surface-to-surface ballistic missile, and on November 25, it conducted another test of the same ballistic missile, all of which were successful. Among them, the maximum range of "Shaheen-3" is 2750 kilometers, and the maximum range of "Shaheen-1A" is 900 kilometers, the range of the former can cover most of India's territory, and the range of the latter can cover almost all military bases in northern India, especially in Indian-controlled Kashmir, which poses a direct threat to Pakistan.
In addition, it is worth mentioning that although the overall scale of the S-400 air defense system purchased by India from Russia is not small, the number of 40N6 interceptors they purchased is extremely limited. Some sources even said that India simply did not purchase the 40N6 with very high costs, so India did not have a strong interception capability and could not deal with Pakistan's ballistic missiles.
Moreover, Pakistan's Dragon Fighter can also carry a foreign trade version of the Eagle Strike-12, which can be used to attack the ships of the Indian Navy and can also be tactical targets on the ground, so at least so far, Pakistan can face India's S-400, or a war.
Moreover, Pakistan does not have the same level of weapons as the S-400 air defense system, after the foreign trade version of the Hongqi-9B air defense system they purchased, the range can reach 240 kilometers, deployed in the Pakistani-controlled Kashmir region, at least can pose a serious threat to the fighters of the Indian Air Force. And at the 2022 Pakistan National Day parade, they will display the J-10CE fighter.
In the future, the military gap between Pakistan and India will be further reduced, and Pakistan will further dominate the quality of some equipment. Although India is large, its backward economic and social structure determines that it is difficult for its army to become strong.