After Jammu IAF station attack, drone activities thwarted at Ratnuchak- Kaluchak military area

According to the Defence ministry, on midnight of June 27- 28, 2021, two separate drone activities were spotted over Ratnuchak- Kaluchak Military area by alert troops.

Immediately, high alert was sounded and Quick Reaction Teams engaged them with firing and both drones flew away.

He said a high alert was sounded immediately and Quick Reaction Teams engaged the drones with firing, Jammu-based Army PRO Lt Col Devender Anand said in a statement here.


"Both drones flew away. A major threat was thwarted by the alertness and proactive approach of troops," he said, adding the security forces are on high alert and a search operation is in progress.

The latest incident comes barely a day after a drone, in a first-of-its kind strike, dropped two bombs at Indian Air Force (IAF) station in Jammu, causing injuries to two personnel.

“The attack at the IAF station in Jammu is a terror attack,” Jammu and Kashmir police chief Dilbag Singh had earlier told PTI.

The military station at Kaluchak has been on high alert ever since the 2002 attack. Thirty-one people, including three military personnel, 16 Army family members -- women and children -- and 11 civilians were killed in the attack. Forty eight people, including 13 Army personnel, 20 Army family members and 15 civilians were injured.