India shot down Chinese-made PL-15 missiles during Op Sindoor. Now, France and Japan want access to the fragments. Here’s why

Following India’s successful attempt at downing a Chinese-made PL-15 missile during Operation Sindoor, global powers such as France, Japan and even the Five Eyes nations have expressed interest in studying the wreckage of the rocket. The missile’s capabilities and vulnerabilities had been shrouded in mystery until the India-Pakistan hostilities

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