US EditionCaptured in Operation Sindoor: Indian Army Displays Turkey-Made Pakistani Drone Seized in May
The drone carried a 10 kg explosive payload and was shot down during May hostilities; India downed over 600 Pakistani drones using advanced air defense systems, sources said.
- The Indian Army displayed a captured Pakistan-operated, Turkish-made Yiha UCAV at a Vijay Diwas event hosted by Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi.
- Operation Sindoor, launched on May 7, responded to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack and saw Pakistan forces deploy Yiha single-use attack UCAVs during May 7 to 10 hostilities.
- Officials described the UCAV's specifications as a 10 kg explosive payload, 190 km range, two metre wingspan, powered by a 170 cc two-stroke engine, launched from Lahore International Airport at 2,000 m.
- Military officials said the seizure of one UCAV provides critical intelligence on foreign military technology, while Indian forces downed over 600 Pakistani drones using counter-drone apparatus.
- The operation represented a shift in India's counter-terrorism doctrine, with strikes reportedly neutralising over 100 terrorists and destroying major terror hubs after the Pahalgam attack attributed to The Resistance Front .
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