Modi Rebuts Pakistan’s Airstrike Claims with Visit to Adampur Airbase, Showcases S-400 in Background

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid a visit to Air Force Station (AFS) Adampur on Tuesday, directly challenging Pakistan’s assertion that it had successfully targeted the strategic base and disabled India’s advanced S-400 air defence system.

Arriving aboard a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft, Modi touched down on the very runway that Pakistan’s military had alleged was destroyed in a strike. The visit appeared aimed at disproving these claims with a visual message.

In photos and videos later shared by official channels, Modi, donning the Western Air Command’s distinctive Trident cap, was seen engaging with cheerful Indian Air Force personnel. The footage showed an undamaged base, contradicting the destruction claimed by Pakistan.

One image captured the Prime Minister standing before a MiG-29 fighter jet, while another highlighted the base’s motto prominently displayed behind him: “When enemy pilots don’t sleep well.”

Most notably, the visual rebuttal included images of the S-400 Triumf air defence system in the background—an apparent effort to signal that the platform remains intact and operational.

These developments follow repeated statements from Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, spokesperson for Pakistan’s military wing, Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), who had claimed that Adampur base had been destroyed in Pakistani strikes.

Located near Jalandhar, AFS Adampur is a critical hub for the Indian Air Force, housing MiG-29 squadrons and other fighter aircraft as dictated by operational demands.