Indian Army Shows off Birds of Prey Trained to Destroy Armed Drones (VIDEO)
The armed forces of India published videos this week showing the nation’s soldiers ordering birds of prey known as “kites” to seize and destroy small drones mid-air.
The videos are from ongoing military exercises in Uttarakhand, near the border with India, in which Indian forces are training alongside Americans to improve cooperation and teamwork in the event of having to fight together. Deep in the Himalayas, the exercises also prepare soldiers to fight in harsh mountainous conditions and train to protect themselves from extreme cold and minimal oxygen in high-altitude conditions.
The exercises, Yudh Abhyas, occur annually, but last year’s war games took place in Alaska.
The Chinese government expressed annoyance with the exercises on Wednesday – about 60 miles from China – claiming they do not inspire Beijing to trust New Delhi.
China and India have been enduring a particularly tense diplomatic time since summer 2020, when they fought a military battle along their mutual border, known as the “Line of Actual Control” (LAC). China and India both agree that the LAC is wrong but dispute where India ends and China begins. On that occasion, Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers crossed into Indian territory in the Ladakh region and erected tents; when confronted by Indian border troops, the Chinese attacked.
Here comes India's first anti #drone Kite (a bird) which can destroy a quadcopter in air.#IndianArmy #YUDHABHYAS22 pic.twitter.com/DRmtGO7cBT
— Neeraj Rajput (@neeraj_rajput) November 29, 2022
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