India's armed forces have launched multiple foreign-made drones into Myanmar, as tensions along the border continue to escalate.

On July 13, the Indian armed forces launched a large number of drones manufactured in Israel and France, especially the Israeli-made Harop suicide drones into Myanmar's territory. According to Myanmar's account, the Myanmar Air Force's JF-17 Xiaolong fighter jets have been on high alert, preventing the suicide drones launched by the Indian armed forces from entering Myanmar's airspace, causing accidental injuries. The India-Myanmar border is about 1,600 kilometers long. In regions such as Mizoram, Nagaland, Assam, and Manipur along the India-Myanmar border, there have been dozens of Indian guerrilla groups for decades, operating along the India-Myanmar border, often raiding Indian military forces. The Indian and Myanmar armies often cross the border to strike each other's guerrillas, but both sides also have the other's rebels within their territories. However, these guerrilla groups are very flexible; when they face Indian military crackdowns, they retreat into Myanmar, and when they face attacks by the Myanmar government army, they go to India or directly into the dense forests or go up the mountains to conduct guerrilla warfare. This is why these armed guerrilla groups have been active for decades.

Even on January 12, 2023, the Myanmar Air Force deployed JF-17 Xiaolong fighter jets, crossing the India-Myanmar border and entering the Indian side, bombing the camp of the Chin ethnic guerrilla group, reportedly killing seven guerrilla fighters. At that time, the Myanmar military had intelligence and accurately planned, successfully avoiding interception by the Indian Air Force fighter jets, and deep into the Indian territory to carry out the bombing. The Indian Air Force responded very slowly, even without any response. For the Indian military, it basically tacitly allowed the Myanmar Air Force to enter the airspace and carry out bombing operations.

Similarly, on July 13, 2025, the Indian army launched 150 drones manufactured in Israel and France across the border into Myanmar's airspace for bombing. Even if the Myanmar Air Force deploys JF-17 Xiaolong fighter jets, it will not stop or shoot down the Indian drones, but only worry that the Indian drones might deviate from their course or malfunction, causing additional casualties. Currently, both the Indian and Myanmar authorities have not made any immediate response to the foreign aircraft attacks within Myanmar. This ambiguous attitude of neither confirming nor denying seems to indicate that both countries want to handle this matter coldly.

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