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UAV event in Punjab, Wan border post in the Ferozepur sector area, India on Fri 17th December 2021

17th December 2021

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The Border Security Force (BSF) on December 17 shot down a drone along the India-Pakistan border in Punjab, reports The Hindu. The Chinese-made drone was detected and downed around 11:10 p.m. near the Wan border post in the Ferozepur sector, BSF said in a statement. The black colour flying object was shot at a distance of about 300 metres from the international border and 150 metres from the border fence, the BSF said. It said the drone, a hexa-copter with four power batteries, weighed around 23 kg and could carry a payload of around 10 kg. It was, however, not carrying any payload like drugs, arms or ammunition.

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