C-8 Missiles vs India's Rafales And BrahMos : The Thar Desert wakes to a crisp orange dawn, the sky bleeding saffron as the first rays hit the sand. Two machines of war (a sleek French-made Indian Rafale and a Pakistani F-16) streak across the horizon. Both cut through the clouds like shadows of steel, whispers of death in the cold morning air.

With the call sign “Viper Slayer”, the Rafale pilot spots the enemy 120 kilometres away. It is too far for the naked eye, but well within the reach of modern technology. Beneath him, the Astra Mk-2 ignites, India’s beyond-visual-range spear. Its ramjet heart roars, tearing toward the F-16 with precision.

The F-16 responds instantly with an AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM). This missile is fire-and-forget. It is guide

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