'New snack in air defence regiments': War veteran teases Pakistan with 'drone pakodas'

The post was accompanied by an image of ‘pakodas’ shaped like drones.

Amid tensions between India and Pakistan, Lt Gen KJS Dhillon (Retd) took a humorous take on drones on Sunday.

“Drone pakoras. A new snack in air defence regiments. Jai Hind,” said Dhillon on the social media platform X. The post was accompanied by an image of ‘pakodas’ shaped like drones.

From swarm drones, including the kamikaze variant, to armed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), Pakistan deployed these aerial assets to breach India’s airspace in a bid to cause destruction during the ongoing conflict but the Indian military has effectively repulsed the attacks, according to people in the know.

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A kamikaze drone or suicide drone reportedly drops with or without a payload on a target and then engages in self-destruction, or it destroys itself after dropping ammunition.

According to PTI, Pakistan has used swarm drones to intrude into Indian airspace, but have met with a proportionate and effective response from the Indian military thanks to its robust air defence system.

"On the intervening night of May 8-9, the Pakistan military carried out multiple violations of Indian airspace along the entire western border with an intent to target military infrastructure, Wing Commander Vyomika Singh," said at a press briefing, along with Colonel Sofiya Qureshi and Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri. “Along the International Border (IB) and Line of Control (LoC), drone intrusions were attempted from Leh to Sir Creek at 36 locations with approximately 300 to 400 drones."

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According to Singh, Indian armed forces brought down a number of these drones using kinetic and non-kinetic means. "The possible purpose of these large-scale aerial intrusions were to test the AD (air defence) systems and gather intelligence,” she said during the briefing on May 9. “Preliminary reports suggest them to be of the ASISGUARD Songar drone of Turkey. Later in the night, an armed UAV of Pakistan attempted to target Bathinda military station, which was detected and neutralised."

Songar armed drone system, developed by ASISGUARD, can be used in any kind of day or night military and security operations. The system can broadcast real-time video and operate within a mission radius of up to 5 km, according to the website of the Ankara-based company.

On Saturday morning, the Indian Army said that Pakistan's "blatant escalation with drone strikes and other munitions continues along our western borders".

The Ministry of Defence told PTI, “Multiple armed drones have been sent through the night, endangering civilians and religious sites. The Indian armed forces remain vigilant and are committed to defending the sovereignty of the nation.”