India Thwarted Pakistan's Drone Through....': CDS Gen Anil Chauhan Reveals New Details Of Op Sindoor

India’s Chief of Defence Staff, General Anil Chauhan, on Wednesday shed new light on the country’s military response during Operation Sindoor, detailing how Indian forces successfully neutralised Pakistan’s use of drones and loitering munitions without sustaining any damage.

Speaking at a defence workshop in Delhi, Gen Chauhan disclosed that on May 10, Pakistan deployed unarmed drones and loitering munitions as part of its operations. “During Operation Sindoor, Pakistan used unarmed drones and loitering munitions. None of them inflicted any damage to the Indian military or civil infrastructure. Most were neutralised through a combination of kinetic and non-kinetic means, and some were even recovered in almost intact condition,” he said.

Operation Sindoor was launched as India’s military response to the Pahalgam terror attack. The operation included airstrikes on terror infrastructure located within Pakistan and in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK). Indian forces not only struck terror targets but also repelled subsequent aggression and targeted Pakistani airbases, underlining the mission’s broad scope and strategic significance.

During his address, Gen Chauhan spoke extensively on the evolving nature of modern warfare, particularly the role of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and the growing urgency for indigenous counter-drone technologies. “When we talk about drones, what do you think these are — are they bringing an evolutionary change or a revolutionary change in warfare?” he posed to the audience. “I think their development is evolutionary, and their employment has been very revolutionary in warfare.”

Highlighting the transformative impact of drones, he noted, “As the realisation of their deployment and scope increased, the Army started using drones in a revolutionary manner — you have seen this in a number of wars fought by us.”

Emphasising the strategic risks of technological dependence, Gen Chauhan warned against reliance on imported niche technologies crucial to India’s defence missions. “Can’t rely on imported niche tech crucial for our missions; dependence on foreign tech weakens preparedness,” he stated firmly.

His remarks came during the workshop and exhibition titled Indigenisation of critical components currently being imported from foreign OEMs in the areas of UAV & C-UAS, organised by the Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff and the Centre for Joint Warfare Studies.

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