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In a major blow to India's arch-nemesis, Pakistan, Taiwan's drone manufacturing company Drones Vision has denied any agreement with it. In the recent turn of events, the Taiwanese company has said that it is not in contact with the Pakistani Army. For those unversed, there were some media reports that said the Taiwanese company is in talks with Karachi-based defense company for purchasing drones. However, the company has rejected all the claims. Here are all the details on the latest development.
Notably, the Taiwanese company, Drones Vision has been in news for supplying drones to India. As per a report by The Sunday Guardian, the Taiwanese company Drones Vision is famous for making drones and anti-UAV technology for military purposes.
If reports are to believed, the Ukrainian army has used these drones in the war with Russia and very recently, it was reported that talks were on between Pakistan's Universal Smart Military Systems (USMS) and Drones Vision. Notably, USMS is a partner of the Pakistan Air Force.
'Till date we have not done any transaction or deal in Pakistan. We have not even received any order from Pakistan', the company has said in its statement rejected the claim that the Pakistani army was in talks with it for the purchase of drones. Readers should note that Taiwan and India enjoy good relations in the field of technology and defense and helping Pakistan might disturb the good relations, the Taiwanese company enjoys with India.
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