Explosions rang out around Udhampur in the Jammu and Kashmir region of India as air defense systems brought in Pakistani drones late Wednesday evening.
#WATCH | Explosions can be heard as Indian air defence intercepts Pakistani drones in Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir.
Visuals deferred by unspecified time.
Viewers note that the red light in the sky is the ignition of the ammunition cap from an anti-drone gun, and the explosion… pic.twitter.com/xDtfkudpdd
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Footage, made available after a delay for security concerns, depicts a red flare descending from the heavens identified as the detonation of an anti-drone weapon’s ammunition cap. The boom that follows it signals a good intercept.
Authorities confirmed defence forces are kept on high alert as cross-border tensions rise, with drone movement being closely watched in the area to avoid any hostilities incursion or sabotage.
