26 Key Indian Military Targets Destroyed by Pakistan in Operation Bunyan al-Marsoos

26 Indian Military Targets Destroyed by Pakistan in Operation Bunyan al-Marsoos

Sunday, May 11, 2025 | 11:21 PM
By: Web Desk

In a sweeping retaliatory campaign, the Pakistan Armed Forces launched a calculated counteroffensive under Operation Bunyan al-Marsoos in early May 2025. Briefing the media, the DG ISPR said that a total of 26 military targets were engaged, including facilities used to launch attacks on Pakistani civilians and involved in supporting terrorism within Pakistan. The operation revealed critical vulnerabilities in India’s northern defense grid and mainland military preparedness. Below is a detailed breakdown of 15 confirmed strategic targets based on open-source intelligence and official military statements.

1. Suratgarh Air Force Station (Rajasthan)
Located in India’s western frontier, Suratgarh is a major airbase supporting fighter and UAV operations. The base played a role in prior aerial activities over Pakistan’s airspace. Pakistani missile strikes, confirmed by satellite thermal signatures, damaged two hardened aircraft shelters and disrupted runway operations.

2. Sirsa Air Force Station (Haryana)
Situated deep in Indian territory, this base housed UAV command and electronic warfare assets. Drone-launched munitions struck a logistics hangar and satellite dishes. Surveillance footage showed ground fires and a temporary blackout.

3. Poonch Military Radar Facility (Jammu and Kashmir)
This forward radar post provided surveillance over the LoC. The radar dome and control bunker were struck by precision-guided artillery. Imagery confirmed full structural collapse and neutralization of the radar array.

4. Naliya Airbase (Gujarat)
An advanced forward airstrip close to the Pakistani border. Harbored interceptors and ground-attack aircraft. Long-range air-launched cruise missiles disabled its control tower and refueling bays.

5. Adampur Air Force Station (Punjab)
One of India’s largest airbases hosting MiG-29 fighters and S-400 air defense systems. Pakistan targeted this with ballistic missiles. Both a fighter shelter and the S-400 tracking radar were confirmed hit.

6. Bhatinda Airbase (Punjab)
This facility coordinated training missions and refueling logistics. A loitering drone successfully struck the maintenance hangar, disabling at least two fuel trucks and parts of the fuel pipeline network.

7. Barnala Airstrip (Punjab)
Used for helicopter deployments and drone surveillance. Pakistani artillery fire struck the open tarmac and grounded rotary-wing platforms. Multiple fires were reported.

8. Halwara Airbase (Punjab)
Home to Su-30MKI squadrons. Pakistani drones used electronic jamming to disrupt air defense before striking its southern radar station. Several structures were scorched.

9. Awantipura Airbase (Pulwama District)
Positioned in volatile South Kashmir, this forward airbase controlled drone flights and troop rotation. Bunker-busting munitions reportedly struck the command center, as per intercepted communications.

10. Srinagar Airbase (Jammu and Kashmir)
The northernmost strategic airfield in IIOJK. It was targeted via barrage rocket fire during a shift change, leading to confirmed damage to communications infrastructure and vehicle convoys.

11. Jammu Airbase (Jammu City)
This dual-use facility was hit with cluster artillery to disable its eastern fuel depot. Fires erupted across a wide perimeter, visible in regional media footage.

12. Udhampur Command Station (Jammu and Kashmir)
A high-altitude logistics and command hub for Indian Northern Command. Pakistani missiles reportedly struck the operations building, causing major disruption in field unit coordination.

13. Mamoon Cantonment (Pathankot Region)
Located near sensitive installations, Mamoon serves as a logistics base. It was targeted using low-flying drone strikes, damaging several supply containers and a depot.

14. Ambala Airbase (Haryana)
Home to Rafale fighters and a key logistics node. Pakistani high-altitude drones launched deep-penetration strikes on a radar guidance system and ground control tower.

15. Pathankot Airbase (Punjab)
Targeted again after previous strikes. A repeat drone swarm attack led to damage at the fuel storage yard, reigniting fires suppressed days earlier.

More than physical destruction, Operation Bunyan al-Marsoos signaled a doctrinal shift in precision warfare, employing minimal force for maximum disruption. DG ISPR confirmed that many of these strikes involved minimal collateral damage and were concentrated strictly on operationally active zones.

Further facilities targeted include:

• Fayaz and Nagrota – BrahMos missile storage depots, identified as the source of earlier missile attacks on Pakistani soil
• Adampur and Poonch – S-400 SAM systems neutralized by precision air strikes
• Uri (Field Supply Depot) – Disrupted military logistics for LoC sectors
• KG Top and Nowshera – Brigade HQs (10th and 80th) involved in planning attacks on civilians, including children
• Rajouri and Nowshera – Intelligence fusion centers and field support units linked to proxy operations
• LoC Forward Units – Artillery and border posts responsible for unprovoked shelling on Azad Jammu and Kashmir

Following these coordinated precision strikes, several Indian military units reportedly raised white flags and requested operational restraint, reflecting the effectiveness of Pakistan’s targeted response.