Loitering munitions are sophisticated weapons designed to hover over a designated area, identify targets—either autonomously or via human control—and then engaged with high accuracy before being expended. In this operation, intelligence agencies provided specific coordinates for nine locations, including the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) headquarters in Bahawalpur and Lashkar-e-Taiba's (LeT) base in Muridke. Sources indicated the objective was to neutralize key leadership elements within these groups, believed to be responsible for sponsoring terrorism in India.
While official confirmation of specific systems is pending, some reports suggest the possible use of Poland-made WB Electronics "Warmate" micro loitering munitions by Indian forces, with counter-claims from Pakistan that such a system was shot down.
India's Ministry of Defence confirmed that "Operation Sindoor" targeted nine terrorist camps and emphasised that the actions were "focused, measured and non-escalatory in nature," with a deliberate avoidance of Pakistani military facilities. This operation followed the Pahalgam attack where 26 individuals, predominantly Indian nationals, were killed. Hours after these precision strikes, Pakistan reportedly violated the Ceasefire Agreement by initiating artillery fire in Jammu and Kashmir's Bhimber Gali area, to which the Indian Army stated it was responding appropriately. The reported use of loitering munitions in "Operation Sindoor" is a strategic approach to precision engagement of specific terror-related targets.
