Documentary on Op Sindoor shows visuals of Pak base radar head damage, S-400 deployment

A documentary showcasing rare footage and images of Operation Sindoor -- including war-room planning, precision strikes and fighter jet deployments -- was released by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday, which marked the first anniversary of Indias decisive military action on Pakistans terror infrastructure.

A documentary showcasing rare footage and images of Operation Sindoor -- including war-room planning, precision strikes and fighter jet deployments -- was released by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday, which marked the first anniversary of India's decisive military action on Pakistan's terror infrastructure. The film features an aerial view of a damaged radar head at the radar facility of a key military base in Pakistan. The damage was inflicted by the Indian Forces during the multi-domain military operation, sources said. This is the first time the armed forces have made the footage public, they said. Still images showing before and after photos of the radar head, stand juxtaposed with the monochrome footage in the film. Some footage of the deployment of the S-400 system, which played a critical role during the nearly four-day conflict, is also part of the 28-minute documentary. These are also being seen in the public domain for the first time, sources said. The S-400 and Akash weapon systems and BrahMos and other missiles had played a significant role in securing the Indian skies and dealing a potent blow to the adversary during Operation Sindoor. This had also allowed Indian fighter jets to play their role. The documentary, without elaborating, also highlighted the key role played by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in ''keeping an eye'' on some of the installations of the adversary. The film was released at the Joint Commanders' Conference in Jaipur, where some of the top military leaders shared the importance of Operation Sindoor and its larger significance in India's defence doctrine. The film is available on the YouTube account of the Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff (HQ IDS). Sending a clear warning to Pakistan on the first anniversary of Operation Sindoor, the Indian military on Thursday said no terror sanctuary across the Line of Control is safe, and India will target every terrorist infrastructure at a time and manner of its choosing. At a media briefing in Rajasthan's Jaipur, the then heads of military operations for the three services elaborated on the strategic successes of the massive tri-services campaign, now considered India's most significant combat mission in five decades. They asserted that the window for military action against cross-border terrorism remains firmly open. ''No sanctuary across the Line of Control is safe. We will hit everything. We will go after everything, and that has been made clear in the new normal that the prime minister established last year. But the conditions, the timing and the method will be ours,'' said Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai, Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Strategy). The backdrop on the dais prominently displayed the logo of Operation Sindoor. Operation Sindoor was launched to avenge the deadly Pahalgam terror attack on April 22 last year, with Indian forces conducting precision strikes on multiple terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK). After launching the operation, the Indian Army, in an X post 1.51 am on May 7, had said, ''#PahalgamTerrorAttack Justice is Served. Jai Hind!'' Pakistan had later launched offensives against India, and all subsequent counter-offensives by India were carried out under Operation Sindoor. The military conflict between the two nuclear-armed neighbours, lasting nearly 88 hours, halted after they reached an understanding on the evening of May 10. During the counter-offensives by India, the Indian Air Force had inflicted significant damage to military assets, radar and communication infrastructure at several key bases in Pakistan. The documentary says that Pakistan's air surveillance infrastructure was severely damaged, and its ''war situation assessment and retaliatory capacity were weakened'' as a result of the Indian strikes. ''We dominated the enemy in all domains and dimensions of the conflict,'' Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan says in the documentary. The film ends with the caption ''Op Sindoor Continues...'' and the tagline ''Some lines should never be crossed. Operation Sindoor: India Does Not Forget''.