An Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel, who was injured after an Indian Army drone crashed into an IAF tower, succumbed to his injuries in Jammu district of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir. According to Kashmir Media Service, the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) — a Heron MK2 — was reportedly on a reconnaissance mission related to an ongoing “anti-militancy” operation when it lost control during landing and crashed into the Air Force installation within the high-security technical airport in the Satwari area of Jammu. 

The impact of the crash left the IAF personnel critically injured. He was immediately shifted to the Military Hospital in Satwari, where he later succumbed to his injuries.  The deceased has been identified as Naik Surinder Pal of the Defence Security Corps (DSC). It is worth mentioning that the technical airport in Satwari is a high-security zone, frequently used for the landing of VVIP aircraft. The crash within such a fortified perimeter has raised serious concerns regarding the reliability and coordination of UAV operations in sensitive zones.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)