People's Daily run by the ruling political party of China, The Communist Party of China, has confirmed that the drone which was shot down by Pakistan was made in China. The drone was "recognised in Beijing as the Chinese made DJI phantom 3," the People's Daily said in a report on its website.
The Phantom 3 Advanced represents the most intelligent, most powerful, and most accessible drone to date, the report said. The drone sells for $1,200.
DJI is a Chinese technology company founded in 2006 by Frank Wang and headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong. It manufactures commercial and recreational unmanned aerial vehicles for aerial photography and videography.
Pakistan Army had claimed that it shot down the drone in the Bhimber area of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. The Pakistani Army has alleged the drone was being used for aerial photography near the Line of Control. However, the Indian Army had denied Pakistan Army's claim that it had shot down an Indian 'spy' drone.
Questioning the Pakistani allegations, Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar had earlier said the "photograph of the drone in question indicates that it's not of Indian design, nor of any UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) category held in the inventory of the Indian armed forces.
"It appears to be of Chinese design, and is commercially available off-the-shelf." India's rebuttal came as tension escalated along the LoC, following firing and mortar shelling by Pakistani forces.
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