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Wednesday, September 3, 2025
TopicDrone attacks

Topic: drone attacks

China is world leader in drones, Pakistan a peer. India must prioritise UAS to keep up

The procurement of high-technology legacy weapon systems must be reviewed. In the era of drones, what use does a $100 million Apache attack helicopter have?

Ukraine scrambles to ramp up interceptor drone deployment as Russian drone attacks intensify

Ukrainian officials have reported a sharp rise in Iranian-made Shahed drones used by Russia in the course of a single night, saying it’s vital to develop technology to counter the threat.

Just protecting borders from drone attacks isn’t enough. Look at Ukraine & Russia

India must designate vulnerable areas as ‘no-fly zones’ and treat violations as serious offences under the National Security Act, not as minor civil infractions, with strict penalties enforced.

Drones, sleepless nights & silence in a fearless city bathed in moonlight—my journey through Jaisalmer

From jumping onto a moving train to spending sleepless nights, my journey through Jaisalmer revealed the quiet courage that holds India’s border together.

How upgraded L/70 guns, or ‘original Bofors’, became India’s frontline defence against Pakistan UAVs

Inducted by India in early 1960s, these systems were upgraded through a series of projects since 2010s. Upgraded 40-mm guns played key role in neutralising the drone attacks.

Pakistan used Turkish drones, with civil airliner as shield. India then hit its radar station

Pakistan's drone intrusion was an action to gauge Indian air defence systems & gather intelligence, Indian govt says.

Russian drone attack injures 29 in Ukraine’s south-east

According to Ukrainian governor Ivan Fedorov, Russian forces conducted at least 10 strikes damaging private homes, tens of high-rise apartment buildings, educational institutions & infrastructure sites.

Ukraine military reports waves of Russian drone attacks on Kyiv

There was no immediate comment from Moscow, which has launched multiple air attacks on Kyiv & Ukraine throughout September.

In Manipur’s Koutruk, 8-yr-old saw her mom get shot in the head. ‘She can still hear the bombs & bullets’

More than 50 bombs were dropped on the village on 1 September while bullets rained from hill area, local residents say, marking ‘significant escalation’ in ongoing violence in state.

Iran foreign minister downplays overnight drone attack, says link to Israel not proved so far

The attack appeared to target an Iranian Air Force base near the city of Isfahan, deep inside the country, but without striking any strategic sites or causing major damage

On Camera

India-Pakistan marriage breakdown that British can’t stop crying about

Ever since the Love Is Blind: UK episode dropped, there has been a collective meltdown online over the separation of Pakistan-origin Kal Pasha and Indian-origin Sarover Kaur Aujla.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Real-time, all-climate’ explosives detector could enhance airport & border security—no dogs, no swabs

Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points. 

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.