Even the French are lying now omg. But I’d like to commend the French people for honestly reporting this. Maybe my expectations are just too low from dealing with Indians?
Yeah if the IAF stops doing big glitzy offensives with high valued aerial assets (which they suck at) and go for massed drone attacks like how Iran has successfully pulled it off it can be a major headache.
India has no capacity for drone manufacturing. Their larger drones come from the US and Israel at huge expense. Their smaller are basically DJI or composed of parts from China. India is not Iran (or Turkey) in drones.
If used in massed attack after a first wave, it is unlikely Indians will be able to replenish their numbers. They would be more like Ukraine where they are using drones and loitering ammo piecemeal.
Last week, there was a drone show in Vietnam by a Chinese company using a swarm of 10000. In a hellscape of drones, I think only China can sustain weeks or months of this kind of warfare.
Would love to see a swarm of this sort tested in Kashmir with thousands of drones hitting remote hill camps and chasing Indian soldiers through the nooks and crannies of moubtains before exploding in their faces.