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India Today
14-05-2025
- Politics
- India Today
Turkey helped Pak attack India, sent 350+ drones, military operatives
Turkey not only helped Pakistan with drones but also sent military personnel to Islamabad to assist in its drone attacks against India, sources told India Today Turkish military operatives were also killed in Operation Sindoor. Istanbul supplied over 350 drones to Islamabad in Pakistan's four-day conflict with India, sources further said, adding, "This will not be disclosed by Pakistan."advertisementAccording to sources, Turkish advisors helped Pakistani Army officials coordinate drone attacks on India after Operation Sindoor. Pakistan has reportedly used Bayraktar TB2 and YIHA drones against India. The drones are believed to be used for target designation, and potentially kamikaze strikes, especially to threaten forward Indian positions or supply strategic defence ties with Pakistan have grown at an alarming rate in recent years. The Turkish government has not only supplied critical military hardware but has also conducted training for Pakistan's the intervening nights of May 7 and 8, the Pakistan Army used around 300–400 drones to target Indian military infrastructure along the northern and western borders."Forensic investigation of the wreckage of the drones is being done. Initial reports suggest that they are Turkish Asisguard Songar drones," Colonel Sofiya Qureshi said in a press briefing on Operation BLOCKS TURKISH BROADCASTER X ACCOUNTadvertisementIndia on Wednesday blocked access to Turkish news outlet TRT on microblogging platform X over Istanbul's military support to Islamabad in its recently-concluded four-day conflict with Delhi.
Time of India
12-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Mirage Jet, Chinese PL-15 Missile, Turkish YIHA Drones: India Counts Pak's Big Losses
In the wake of Operation Sindoor, the Indian Armed Forces showed the debris believed to be from a PL-15 air-to-air missile, a Chinese-origin weapon reportedly deployed by Pakistan during the recent offensive against India. The wreckage of the Turkish-origin YIHA and Songar drones that were shot down by India were also shown in the joint press conference. Watch.
News18
12-05-2025
- Politics
- News18
Operation Sindoor: Chinese Missile, Turkish Drones Of Pakistan Shot Down By Indian Defence Systems
Last Updated: DG Air Operations Air Marshal AK Bharti said that the PL-15 Missile had missed its target and was successfully intercepted by the Indian defence systems. The Indian Armed Forces on Monday said that China-based PL-15 missile and Turkish-origin YIHA and Songar drones were launched by Pakistan Armed Forces (PAF) towards India and these were successfully shot down by the Indian defence systems. While addressing the press conference, DG Air Operations Air Marshal AK Bharti said that the PL-15 Missile had missed its target and was successfully intercepted by the Indian defence systems. '… Some of the results achieved in encountering the enemy threat vectors over the last week are now being shown on the screen. PL-15 missile, which is of Chinese origin; this missile has missed its target, and you can see the pieces of it which are available with us. Another weapon that was found was long-range rockets. We have talked about the Loiter munitions and unmanned aerial systems… All these have been brought down by our trained crew and Air Defence system," DG Air Operations said. The Indian military also showed the debris of a likely PL-15 air-to-air missile, which is of Chinese origin and was used by Pakistan during the attack on India. The wreckage of the Turkish-origin YIHA and Songar drones that were shot down by India were also shown. First Published: May 12, 2025, 15:22 IST
