Pakistan’s army intercepted and destroyed 77 heropeated Israeli manufacturing drones, sent by India to attack civil and military facilities, security sources said on Friday.
At least the drones were intercepted from Wednesday to Thursday night, with additional 48 knocked down during the night and until Friday, the source added.
In the control line (LOC), security sources said, five civilians were martyred and seven other injured in Indian bombings not caused in residential areas.
The bombardment went to the areas of Hajera, striker Kahuta and Khuiratta using heavy artillery, causing civilian casualties and structural damage, they say.
The Indian forces are using heavy artillery to attack civil populations along the LOC, according to security sources. The bombing has caused a strong and immediate response from the Pakistan army, he added.
According to security sources, the Indian troops also lifted a white flag near Dharamsal 2 after the opposite battle sector after reprisals sustained by the Pakistan army.
Pakistan army officials emphasized that any aggression along the LOC will encounter a quick and effective response.
The tensions between India and Pakistan have intensified sharply after a series of events that began with a deadly attack in Pahalgam, located in Indians, illegally occupied, Jammu and Kashmira (Iiojk), on April 22.
The attack charged 26 lives, mainly tourists. India blamed the incident of the elements based in Pakistan, although no evidence was published publicly. Pakistan has strongly denied accusations.
In response to the attack by Pahalgam, India took a series of diplomatic and administrative actions, including the closure of the Wagah-Attari land crossing, suspending the Treaty of the Indo waters and revoke the Pakistani visas on April 23. Pakistan replied by sealing his side of the Wagah border and warned that any water flow obstruction would be considered a war law.
The hostilities intensified on the night of May 6 to 7, when the Indian Armed Forces, according to the reports, made coordinated missiles, air and planes not manned in several places within the Pakistani territory. The directed areas included Sialkot, Shakargarh, Muridke and Bahawalpur in Punjab, as well as Kotli and Muzampharabad in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK).
According to public relations between services (ISPR), the attacks caused the death of at least 31 civilians, including women and children, and left another 71 injured. The civil infrastructure, such as mosques and the Neelum -jhelum hydroelectric project, also suffered damage.
In a retaliation operation, Pakistan’s army reported the fall of five Air Force aircraft of India and a combat drone. The plane was identified as three Rafale aircraft, a MiG-29, a Jet of the series its and a chip drone made Israeli, which was said to be demolished in areas such as Bhatinda, Jammu, Akhnoor, Srinagar and Avantipur.
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What is Harop?
According to a report by Times of Israel, the Harop, manufactured by Israel Aerospace Industries, is a meriting ammunition that can fly to goals and then attack colliding against them in command of the operator, destroying in the process.
The Harop is equipped with electro-optical sensors (EO), infrared (IR) and infrared with advance (flir), as well as a color CCD camera and anti-re-re-reference reference capabilities, which provides detection and identification of objectives, says a Euroasián report.
In addition, he states that Harop can look for objectives in a designated area for nine hours, locate them and identify them, plan an attack route and then follow the blow from any direction at shallow or steep diving angles. Due to his immunity to GNSS, Harop exceeds communication challenges.
Dunctated from boats mounted on naval trucks or vessels, Harop easily unfolds from various land and environments. The drone will return to the base if an objective is not activated. It has been designed to minimize your radar firm through stealth (low observability).
Why did India use Harop?
According to Pakistani security sources, the Indian Air Force (IAF) could hesitate to launch more crew aerial missions after losing five of its air combat planes with PAF at night between May 6 and 7.
In addition, they said that India was trying to divert the attention of their military setbacks with such provocative actions to appease the domestic audience. The army said it remained on a maximum alert, responding to each act of aggression with a “firm and proportionate” approach.
It was a great shame for India when she launched a missile strike against Pakistan, but lost five of her planes, including three modern Rafale aircraft, in air combat during PAF reprisals. New Delhi has not officially confirmed the fall of Rafale Jets.
However, a senior French intelligence official confirmed to CNN that a Rafale plane had been shot down by Pakistan, marking the first time that one of these advanced French planes was lost in combat.
An American commentator about CNN commented that the potential loss of Rafale’s airplanes would give a significant blow to the claim of the air superiority of India, which had built around the induction of these combat planes made in French.
Some experts suggested that the confrontation between the two countries served as a test of Chinese and Western military technologies, particularly after the acquisition of Pakistan of J-10c airplanes of China in response to the Rafale fleet of India. Analysts have indicated that China’s J-10C aircraft are demonstrating highly effective, potentially changing the regional balance of power.
