Pakistani accounts have shared a claim, “There are reports of Indian military/civilian communication blackouts across wide regions caused by Pakistan’s deployment of the Turkish KORAL Electronic Warfare system.”
A video has been shared with the claim where a BBC logo on the video is seen with the caption, ” Did Electronic Warfare Bring Down Indian Jets?”
Upon investigation, we found the claim to be misleading. There is no credible evidence to support the claim that Pakistan has deployed the Turkish KORAL electronic warfare system to cause communication blackouts across India. While Pakistan has been modernizing its electronic warfare capabilities and has maintained strong defense ties with Türkiye, no official or open-source defense intelligence confirms that KORAL systems have been transferred to or deployed by Pakistan along the India–Pakistan border. As of May 2025, Türkiye exported the KORAL system to select allies such as Morocco, but Pakistan was not officially listed among them.
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