The Indian Army has reported a successful defense against an attempt by Pakistan to send a swarm of drones across the Line of Control (LoC).
In a press release on 8 May, the Indian Defence Ministry said that Pakistan “attempted to engage a number of military targets in northern and western India” using “drones and missiles.” According to the statement, these drones and missiles were intercepted and neutralized by the “Integrated Counter UAS Grid and Air Defence systems.”
According to sources, the Indian Air Force’s Integrated Air Command & Control System (IACCS), which leverages an integrated chain of radars, detected aerial movement travelling towards India from Pakistan. The information was relayed to various air defense units, who engaged the incoming projectiles and prevented any direct hit on any Indian military installations.
Local reports state that Indian Army Air Defence units deployed systems, including L-70 guns, Zu-23mm systems, Schilka systems, and specialized counter-UAS equipment to defeat the incoming drone swarm.
In retaliation, India launched an attack targeting Pakistani military installations – supposedly using the IAI Harpy loitering munition. The Indian Ministry of Defence has since stated that it has “reliably learnt that an Air Defence system at Lahore has been neutralised”.
Pakistan’s attempted drone engagement appears to be a response to the Indian-launched missile strikes, codenamed Operation Sindoor. The Operation was launched in retaliation to the Pahalgam attack on 22 April 2025, where 5 armed militants killed 26 civilians – the majority of whom were Hindu tourists – and for which India has accused Pakistan of supporting.
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