New satellite visuals suggest Pakistani military sites still reeling 6 months after Operation Sindoor’s heavy blow

Fresh analysis of satellite imagery released by ace Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) expert Damien Symon suggests that nearly six months after India's Operation Sindoor, Pakistan is still scrambling to repair critical military sites.

Symon, a geo-intelligence researcher recognised for verifying conflict claims using publicly available data, suggests that the damage inflicted by India’s precision strikes was extensive and continues to affect Pakistan's operational readiness at several key bases.

Here are the key findings from Symon's recent posts concerning the Indian strikes, which targeted eleven Pakistani military installations in response to the Pahalgam terror attack:

The Nur Khan airbase rebuild

At Rawalpindi’s Nur Khan Airbase—a highly sensitive military hub close to the headquarters overseeing Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal—satellite images show that Pakistan has begun work on a new facility.

Symon says that this newly constructed structure stands at the precise location where Indian missiles landed in May 2025. This specific spot previously held a secured compound where India destroyed two special-purpose trucks linked to command-and-control operations. Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had publicly admitted that missiles struck Nur Khan during the conflict.

Jacobabad airbase repairs drag on

Meanwhile, satellite visuals from Jacobabad Airbase in northern Sindh show that the hangar hit by India's strikes remains under repair months later.

Symon observed that the hangar’s roof has been taken apart in stages over the past few months. According to the expert, this step-by-step removal is a typical sign that internal damage checks are ongoing before full reconstruction can even begin. This slow pace suggests the strike caused deeper damage than Islamabad might have initially acknowledged.

Strategic targets highlighted

Symon was also the expert who previously reported that India had hit Pakistan's nuclear weapons depot at Kirana Hills during Operation Sindoor. He shared imagery in July, claiming it showed the impact location of the strike on the Sargodha region in May 2025.

In summary, the latest satellite evidence indicates that six months after Operation Sindoor, the costly and "very heavy" losses Pakistan suffered are still being dealt with, suggesting a major lag in restoring key defence infrastructure.

Operation Sindoor

Aggressive operations were launched in Jammu & Kashmir after the April 22 terror attack in Baisaran Meadow of Pahalgam by Pakistan-backed Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists. Twenty-six civilians, including 25 tourists and one local pony owner, were killed in the Baisaran terror attack.

The attack outraged the entire country, following which Operation Sindoor was launched by the Armed Forces against the terror infrastructure in Pakistan.