China’s prized PL-15E missile may have handed India something unexpected — valuable electronic warfare intelligence. According to French media reports, Indian defence scientists and the Indian Air Force are now studying the Chinese beyond-visual-range missile allegedly used by Pakistan during Operation Sindoor. The focus is now on upgrading the electronic warfare suites of the Rafale, Tejas and Su-30MKI fighters to better detect, jam and defeat future PL-15 threats. The PL-15 is considered one of China’s deadliest long-range air-to-air missiles and forms a key part of Beijing’s air combat strategy. But every missile launch leaves behind critical signatures. And India appears determined to turn Pakistan’s battlefield use of the missile into a strategic advantage. As India upgrades radar warning receivers, jamming systems and countermeasures, the air war over South Asia may be entering a dangerous new phase of electronic warfare between India, China and Pakistan.