There are a lot articles out now about possible acquisition of IRIS-T by Pakistan for specifically countering

. This was first mentioned and laid out in Quwa video (E2).
Pakistan still thinks that India will repeat it's playbook next time and only launch 3-4 missiles at each of the airbases. Those strikes were quite limited and meant for messaging (Conflict termination with escalation dominance). IRIS-T effectiveness can be limited by a sophisticated and extensive time on target attacks.
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Possible scenario, I am assuming a layered deployment of HQ9BE, HQ16FE, IRIS-T (leaving out Rudram 2 & 3 from this):
- Using both air & surface launched

. Firing older stocks (less advanced) in different flight profiles (high-low-low & high-high-low)
- At the same time on target and over SAM sites, long range loitering munitions are coming in (we should have indigenous options listed below)
- Finally, shortly behind comes the main punch, mix of Icebreaker and

(new versions) which will have very high changes of making through and striking their airfields.
In defending against such attacks, Pakistan will be using quite a bit of SAMs and depleting their stocks fast. Will take a economic hit.
Pakistan biggest problem which they cannot fix is their geography and lack of strategic depth.
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