The pilot's patch reads "500+ hours of taming the beast."
Reuters previously cited US officials confirming at least two Indian aircraft downed by J-10s, one assessed as a Rafale.
India hasn't confirmed specific losses.
New Pakistan Air Force photo shows a second J-10CE fighter jet (serial 22-118 from the Cobra Squadron) carrying a Rafale silhouette kill mark on the nose — commemorating a claimed shootdown during the May 2025 India-Pakistan clash.
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