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TOI News Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Updated: Aug 23, 2024, 17:22 IST
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A mini UAV of the Indian Army inadvertently drifted into Pakistani territory on Friday during a training mission due to a technical malfunction. Pakistani troops recovered the UAV in the Nikial Sector. The Indian Army has communicated with Pakistan’s military to request the drone’s return. This incident follows a similar technical failure involving an accidental missile launch in 2022.
NEW DELHI: A mini
UAV
of the
Army
fell into
Pakistani territory
on Friday after drifting over the border during a
training mission
, the Indian Army said. Pakistani troops have recovered the UAV, said officials.
“At 9.25am, a Mini UAV on a training mission well within the Indian Territory lost control due to a
technical malfunction
and drifted into the Nikial Sector of Pakistan opposite our Bhimber Gali Sector.
As per media inputs, Pak troops have recovered the same. A hotline message has been sent to the Pakistan Army to return the said UAV,” said the Indian Army.
In March 2022, an accidental firing of a missile into Pakistan in March 2022, attributed to a similar technical failure during routine maintenance. That incident prompted a strong protest from Pakistan and raised concerns about the safety mechanisms in place for military operations between the two nuclear-armed neighbors.
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