Pre-emptive air strikes feasible anymore?

[Fireurimagination]

Pakistan china russia russia and turkey have this capability and have used it on multiple occasions.

When has Pakistan used drones for a pre-emptive air-strikes during a war? I believe even US hasn't done so yet.

Preemptive strikes may have meaning for countries but not for India. India cannot pull it off. It previously tried two surgical strikes against Pakistan, both failed, both humiliated India more than before.

In surgical strike #1, you got your 14 soldiers dead and one captured alive named Chandu Babulal Chohan.
In surgical strike #2, you lost 2 jets and got one captured alive named Abhinandan Varthaman.

You can try to mention any gains for your country, other than making stupid Indian ridiculously stupid.

I was talking about pre-emptive air-strikes to initiate a war. Both the above scenarios don't fit.

 

[Hex0maniac]

When has Pakistan used drones for a pre-emptive air-strikes during a war? I believe even US hasn't done so yet.

I think he meant in F.A.T.A. region. We used drone rather extensively in the closing years. I ended a lot new skirmishes even before beginning.

 

[fitpOsitive]

Couple of decades back for initiation of any war a solid pre-emptive air strike was considered as the very best strategy. But with advances in air defence systems and AWACS, are big scale daring pre-emptive air strikes (like Israel - 1967) even possible? Can countries go for pre-emptive air strikes against air defence systems first and then against military targets or can the same be targeted simultaneously.

Today are pre-emptive air strikes dead or the same only possible between unequal adversaries (mighty on the weak)?

India has way more feasible options than air.
But each such step might cost Pakistan few million, but will cost India billions.
Are u ready to spend billions just for fun?

 

[Foxtrot Delta]

When has Pakistan used drones for a pre-emptive air-strikes during a war? I believe even US hasn't done so yet.



I was talking about pre-emptive air-strikes to initiate a war. Both the above scenarios don't fit.

Please follow news its very very common practice for pakistan.

Even these days turkey is doing it in libya