SOURCE: IDRW.ORG
In an incident that has raised concerns over the security of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), an Indian Army ‘Switch’ drone inadvertently strayed across the Line of Control (LoC) into Pakistan’s Bhimber Gali sector of Poonch district, Jammu and Kashmir, on a Friday morning in August 2024. Sources suggest idrw.org that this mini drone, used for surveillance by infantry battalions, might have been hijacked by Pakistani Army units using sophisticated techniques involving jamming and software overrides.
The ‘Switch’ UAV, a fixed-wing VTOL (Vertical Take-Off and Landing) drone, designed for tactical reconnaissance by infantry units, lost control at around 9:25 AM due to what was initially described as a technical malfunction.
Instead of a simple crash or uncontrolled flight, there are indications that the Pakistani forces might have actively intervened. It’s speculated that they used electronic warfare techniques like jamming the UAV’s communication signals and possibly employing a software override to take control of the drone, leading to its safe recovery in Pakistani territory.
Following the incident, the Indian Army promptly sent a message via the hotline to the Pakistan Army, specifically through the directors-general of military operations, requesting the return of the “mini drone”. But it was not accepted and AFI previously had reported that UAV instead was transferred to Islamabad by Pakistan Army to further study the UAV and also recover some of the Data in it.
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