In this photo provided on January 13, 2025, by the Iranian Army, domestically-built drones are displayed in a ceremony to deliver the drones to the army in an undisclosed location in Iran.
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A thousand new drones were delivered to Iran’s army on Monday (January 13, 2025), the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported, as the country braces for more friction with arch-enemy Israel and the United States under incoming U.S. President Donald Trump.

The drones were delivered to various locations throughout Iran and are said to have high stealth and anti-fortification abilities, according to Tasnim.

“The drones’ unique features, including a range of over 2,000 kilometres, high destructive power, the ability to pass through defence layers with low Radar Cross Section, and autonomous flight, not only increase the depth of reconnaissance and border monitoring but also boost the combat capability of the army’s drone fleet in confronting distant targets,” the news agency added.

Earlier this month, Iran started two-months-long military exercises which have already included war games in which the elite Revolutionary Guards defended key nuclear installations in Natanz against mock attacks by missiles and drones.

Tarn Taran (Punjab):

In a joint operation, troops of Border Security Forces (BSF) and Punjab police recovered a drone adjacent to village Rajoke in Punjab’s Tarn Taran District, officials said on Sunday.

BSF Frontier Punjab, in a post on X, said, “On 28th April 2024, based on information by BSF intelligence set up about the presence of a drone in the border area of Tarn Taran district, a joint search operation by BSF troops with Punjab Police was conducted in the suspected area.”

On 28th Apr’ 2024, based on information by BSF intelligence set up about presence of a drone in the border area of Tarn Taran district, a joint search operation by BSF troops with… pic.twitter.com/mdcVQPLIas

— BSF PUNJAB FRONTIER (@BSF_Punjab) April 28, 2024

“During the search operation, at about 11:00 am, troops successfully recovered one drone in broken condition from a farming field adjacent to village Rajoke in Tarn Taran District,” it said.

“A reliable information and coordinated efforts of BSF and Punjab police resulted in yet another recovery of an illicit drone from across the border,” it added.

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Moscow:

 Russian air defence units shot down seven Ukrainian drones over southern Belgorod region on Monday, regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on Telegram.

According to Gladkov, there were no casualties.

Russia’s Defence Ministry later said Russian forces had destroyed two drones over Kursk region. The ministry provided no details of the attack.

Both Belgorod and Kursk regions border Ukraine.

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