China Sells 50 Armed Drones To Pakistan

26 December 2020

In a big move, China sold 50 armed drones to Pakistan. China’s state media publicised its decision, would be a nightmare for Indian ground formations in high-altitude areas as India’s military does not have the ability to respond to the new-age stand-off weapons.

The Chinese media said Indian ground formations would be unable to parry an attack by a large number of armed drones. While the Chinese emphasis on the success of Wing Loong II in African and Asian theatre is a matter to be noted, Indian military officials point out that the armed drones perform greatly in uncontested air spaces or where it has air dominance.

Former Indian Air Force chief said that the airspace is very closely monitored by radars and hotly contested with fighters. The armed drones will simply be shot down if they cross the lines. To ensure that the troops are protected from stand-off weapons, the Indian Army is using tunnel defences with huge concrete Hume pipes to provide the defence in case of the first strike on the front-line.

Courtesy: Opera News/ newstracklive.com