Is it this news?:
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/turkey-busts-chinese-spying-ring-using-fake-cell-towers
Similar thing happened in Philippines recently and other countries too I would imagine:
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1249678
This is why Huawei 5G is to be avoided as far as...
"Indigenous" S-400 will be under what is known as "Project Kusha".
From what I heard, a major advantage will be the standardisation of the kill vehicle components (seeker, warhead, fuses, other components) i.e differences will be only propulsive scaling for IAD tiers....for say 3 missiles...
Cooper is jumping the gun too much lately. The bottom right ejection seat was from earlier mirage crash iirc in PAF.
The wreckage analysis etc, we have to wait for proper debrief again from Indian side to begin with.
Very little damage on Indian AFBs (from all thats out there objectively from sat intel) from what's been released from say 3rd party remote sensing including Chinese and Western.
India announced it lost 1 personnel at one of their AFBs from a drone attack....but no objective evidence to any mid...
This is old news, announced earlier in year....I guess twitter account repeating it.
It is the latter (entry into IAF squadron). Prototype and tech demonstrators (and their first flights etc) will be much before.
Hope this program is accelerated somehow or India makes a 5th gen interim...
We will also have to wait for more details to come out first (say A2A vs SAM hits or other reasons etc from the corralling, friendlies in front of you, sensoring and turnaround timings etc.... and other things I mentioned previously when you are constrained with A2G payloads at same time and...
This is what then starts to bring the next layer of discussion with economics and geopolitical strategy/interest.
As to the costs of beefing up IAD for Pakistan conventionally (especially more optimal return in policy change to India on Kashmir "non conventionals")....compared to relative costs...