Jammu IAF base attack: Security sources say ‘pressure fuse’ in bombs indicates role of Pak military

It is mentionable that Pakistan has been procuring armed drones from China and Turkey of late.

The sources said drones can fly up to three hours and can be monitored and maneuvered remotely through Global Positioning System technology.

The aerial distance from the Jammu airport to the international border is 14 km.

In September last year, five Lok Sabha members from the YSR Congress, in a written question, had asked whether the government had issued any guidelines in the light of the possibility of drones being used as weapons of attack on high-security installations.

The then Minister of State for Home G K Reddy had stated, “In order to counter the threat of drones in the country, necessary guidelines have been issued, which include measures to be taken by the central and the state governments in consultation with the security agencies.”

Earlier in March last year, four Lok Sabha members and a BJP leader had asked whether the government had formulated a comprehensive policy to prevent attacks by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) on vital security installations.

In a written reply, the then Minister of State for Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri had said the government had issued a standard operating procedure to prevent drone attacks on vital installations. (PTI)