A spokesman for the Royal Air Force said the U.K. air arm’s analysis of the results from the exercise did not tally with the NDTV report.
“Our analysis does not match what has been reported. RAF pilots and the Typhoon performed well throughout the exercise with and against the Indian Air Force,” the RAF spokesman said. “Both nations learnt a great deal from the exercise and the RAF look forward to the next opportunity to train alongside the IAF.”
RAF sources told Aviation Week the score of 12-0 did not figure in any of the post-exercise analysis and that the Typhoons were not using the full capability of their weapon systems and that in the “realistic operational” scenarios conducted during the exercise, the Typhoon performance was superior.
Tony Osborne, August 6th AvWeek