Last Updated on 23/08/2024 by Ankita
The Pakistani Army has captured an Indian Army drone across the border. This drone was on surveillance duty, which inadvertently crossed the Line of Control. The incident took place today i.e. on 23 August 2024 at 9.30 am. Sources said that the Indian Army’s tactical UAV i.e. Switch Drone crossed the Line of Control and fell in Pakistan.
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The drone has crossed the border unknowingly. The incident is from Rajouri sector. The Pakistani army has taken the drone in its possession. This drone was on a routine surveillance flight. Then this incident happened. It is being speculated that there may be a Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) level discussion between the two countries regarding this. This drone has fallen in Nikiyal sector in the Pakistani border on the other side of Bhimber Gali sector. There was some kind of technical problem in it.
At 9.25 am, a mini UAV on a training mission in Indian territory lost control due to technical fault and went into Pakistan’s Nikial sector opposite our Bhimber Gali sector. According to media inputs, Pak troops have recovered it. A hotline message… pic.twitter.com/5zBzvPJkIL
– ANI (@ANI) August 23, 2024
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There is no information about how many Indian drones Pakistan has caught so far. But it seems that this is the first such case. This drone was not equipped with any kind of weapon. It was just a surveillance drone. It weighs about seven kilograms. It has the capacity to fly for one hour at a time. It has an HD camera for surveillance during day and night.
One #Indian unmanned aerial vehicle (#UAV) was shot down and fell inside Pakistani territory, Pir Kalanjar, Azad Kashmir.
The drone is currently in the possession of the police. #PakistanArmy,#AzadKashmir #Pakistan #India pic.twitter.com/d4nkGp2AUc
— Pakistan Observer (@PakObsOffical) August 23, 2024
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The debris of the Indian UAV fell in Azad Kashmir area near the LOC. It is reported that this drone was shot down by the Pakistani Army over the LOC because it had entered Pakistani airspace.
The wreckage of the aircraft is currently in the possession of Pakistan Armed Forces in Pir Kalanjar area. pic.twitter.com/s8dNF9coTN— Raad (@Raad_Pak) August 23, 2024
Source (PTI) (NDTV) (HINDUSTANTIMES)