CHINA MAY HAVE ACCESSED SENSITIVE HI-TECH COMPONENTS FROM CRASHED INDIAN HERON DRONE

[Zarvan]

The Chinese military may have accessed sensitive components installed on a Heron UAV that crashed in Tibet on December 7 near the Indo-China border, Israeli media reports.

The Heron UAV, made by Israeli Aircraft Industries (IAI) was being flown by the Indian military when the crash happened due to a technical issue. The Israeli Ministry of Defense (MoD) is investigating whether secret components installed on the UAV, are in the hands of the Chinese army, Globes Newspaper reported.

Fragments from the crash site were collected by Chinese army forces. The UAV was one among several purchased from IAI by India and used by the Indian air force for intelligence gathering and routine security missions.

The crash apparently broke off contact between the drone and its operators. After contact was broken off, the UAV glided into Chinese territory and the Chinese army forces that viewed the crash quickly gathered the fragments, the report said.

Sensitive weapons systems of this type were usually equipped with a remote destruction mechanism enabling its operators to blow it up if it escapes their control.

The Israeli sources were unable to say whether the destruction mechanism had been used in this case. The Heron, which is regarded as one of the main UAVs produced by Israeli defense industries, has also been used in regular activities for years by the Israeli air force, which calls it the Shoval.

The Heron can carry heavy payloads adapted to the character of the mission. It is unclear what payloads had been installed on the Israeli UAV that crashed in Tibet.

http://www.defenseworld.net/news/21...ve_Components_from_Crashed_Indian_Heron_Drone

 

[nang2]

imagine the opposite. if Chinese find nothing valuable, what does that imply?

 

[rambro]

Whatever, u crash within their border.

Lol

 

[Azadkashmir]

imagine the opposite. if Chinese find nothing valuable, what does that imply?

valuable - could be made in china.

 

[fallstuff]

What if the Chinese took it over remotely to reel it in but claiming it just crashed in China.
Just a possibility.

 

[ashok321]

Nearly 2 weeks of the Indian request to Chinese to return the crashed Indian UAV goes unheeded.

This is the crux of the matter.

 

[Pangu]

Next time, go fly your kite somewhere else kids.

 

[Han Patriot]

What if the Chinese took it over remotely to reel it in but claiming it just crashed in China.
Just a possibility.

A very real possibility, there were rumors about China jamming it.

 

[beijingwalker]

CHINA MAY HAVE ACCESSED SENSITIVE HI-TECH COMPONENTS FROM CRASHED INDIAN HERON DRONE TO LEARN HOW TO CRASH

 

[Trango Towers]

Is there anything the Indians can't crash?

 

[faithfulguy]

Is there anything the Indians can't crash?

That would be their population growth. They continue to produce like wabbits.

 

[TaiShang]

Indians are better let Israelis operate their drones.

Or, if China has really jammed and brought down the drone, Indians can use pigeons that are non-jammable next time.

 

[terranMarine]

Indians are better let Israelis operate their drones.

Or, if China has really jammed and brought down the drone, Indians can use pigeons that are non-jammable next time.

China can use drones to cut the heads off. Still we have to thank Iranians for providing us access to the Sentinel drone and now India has given us free access.

 

[Han Patriot]

China can use drones to cut the heads off. Still we have to thank Iranians for providing us access to the Sentinel drone and now India has given us free access.

Yah now we have access to two types of drones but I doubt the Isreali drones are advanced by our standards. The sentinel might be tho.