US Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell called the Biden administration's decision to shoot down a Chinese spy balloon on Saturday "too late" and stressed that it allowed China to make a "mockery" of US airspace.
Border Security Force (BSF) troops shot down an alleged Pakistani drone along the Indo-Pak border which intruded the Amritsar sector on the intervening night of February 2 to February 3 at 2:30 AM. The drone entered the area of responsibility of the Border Observation Post (BOP) Rear Kakk
Officials of the Border Security Force (BSF) recovered one drone, believed to be entered from Pakistan's side, lying in a farming field ahead of border fence in Amritsar district, a BSF statement said.
It was found to be a China-made Quadcopter DJI Matrice 300RTK brand drone, lying in the field near the border. A few cameras were also found fitted in the drone.
Taipei [Taiwan], September 1 (ANI): Taiwan military on Thursday said it shot down an unidentified civilian drone, which had entered its airspace over the restricted waters of Shiyu Island, just off the Chinese coast in the early hours today.
Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 29 (ANI): The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Sunday shot down a drone coming from the border side in Talli Haria Chak under Rajbagh Police Station in the J-K's Kathua district.
New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): The Indian Army will receive a major 'Make in India' solution to boost its ability to shoot down enemy aircraft and drones as it has proposed to buy two new regiments of the Akash Prime missile air defence missiles systems.
Abha [Saudi Arabia], February 10 (ANI): Saudi Arabia's air force has shot down a drone over Abha International airport in the country's southwest, purportedly launched by Houthi rebels from Yemen, resulting in the injuries of 12 civilians by shrapnel, reported Sputnik.
Beijing [China], September 6 (ANI): China's military is looking to buy suicide drones - loitering munitions or UAVs that can be hard to detect and shoot down, especially the smaller models.
New Delhi [India], December 4 (ANI): Amid threat from the Chinese Air Force on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the ongoing conflict, the Indian Air Force (IAF) carried out around 10 testfirings of the home-grown Akash air defence missiles to validate different scenarios to shoot down