The Indian Army will shortly receive advanced Heron drones from Israel for keeping an eye on Chinese activities in the Ladakh sector and other areas along the Line of Actual Control with China. The technology will give a major boost to the surveillance capabilities of the army.
Despite the delays caused due to the pandemic, India is going to receive four Israeli drones soon for deployment in Eastern Ladakh and other sectors along the LAC government sources told ANI.
The new drones are an advanced version of the older ones that India has in its inventory and their anti-jamming capability is much better than their previous versions, the sources said.
The procurement of these drones had been done under the emergency financial powers granted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government to the defence forces under which they can buy equipment and systems worth Rs 500 crores to upgrade their warfighting capabilities, amid ongoing border conflict with China, they added.
The Indian defence forces have been taking these initiatives to acquire weapon systems that can help them in the ongoing conflict with China. The last time such a facility was given to the defence forces was in 2019 right after the Balakot airstrikes.
