Pakistan’s military has announced the successful downing of 25 Israeli-made Harop drones used by India amid ongoing cross-border tensions.
According to the official statement, the drones were neutralized through a combination of electronic jamming techniques (“soft-kill”) and direct strikes (“hard-kill”). These UAVs, designed in Israel, are capable of hovering in the air and carrying out pinpoint attacks.
#Pakistan‘s Military says that, “so far it has shot 25 Israeli made Harop drones through its soft-kill ie Technical and hard-kill i.e weaponry — These drones are being used by Indian side and that this shows their desperation following the loss of 5 jets”. #India pic.twitter.com/S3z7SG81S0
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“These repeated drone incursions clearly reflect the desperation of the Indian side after losing five of its fighter jets,” the statement read.