The Pakistani army has announced that it had intercepted and neutralized more than two dozen Indian drones that have crossed the border since last night.
Addressing a press conference Thursday morning, the Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the lieutenant-general, Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, said that the slaughtered Indian plane included sophisticated “haop” drones “, a rent system developed by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI).
The army spokesman also posted a series of images during the press briefing that showed drones debris. The locations where drones have been intercepted include Karachi and Lahore, indicating a significant depth of the foray.
However, he assured the nation that the armed forces were on alert and actively engaged in the neutralization of new threats.
According to the IAI website, the HAROP drone is a double capacity system that can both hover on a battlefield and hit targets on command.
It is particularly noted for its ability to target enemy air defenses and other critical assets. This type of drone blurs the boundaries between an air -free air vehicle (UAV) and a missile, with self -propelled flight capacities and the option of autonomous or manual operations.
If a target is not engaged, the HAROP can return to the base and to the earth. Its design allows the launch from terrestrial rods or air platforms.
The HAROP drone has a documented history of use in conflicts, notably by Azerbaijan against Armenia in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in 2016 and 2020.
It would have been used in the attacks that made victims and the destruction of military vehicles. In addition, the drone would have been deployed in the Syrian conflict, with allegations of successful strikes against the Syrian aerial defenses and the armed forces.
There are also suggestions that Turkiye could have been a first adopter of the system.
