Sending a military grade drone would point fingers towards IA, so a commercial drone is sent across LOC and on this pretext IA can deny its involvement easily. However, 2nd drone in two days shows desperation of intel and monitoring on enemy's end.
DJI is unfit from military perspective as it has a built in software limitation of 500 meters ceiling from take off level and working on LOS principle, faces challenges in regions like South Kashmir along LC, which is thickly forested, meandering and due to temperatures being quite low, has a comparatively poor battery performance, thereby, severely reducing it's loiter capability/flying time. Militarily - does not make sense. The noise generated, with limitation of range and height, make it a liability for marking of site of take off.
You can check up the same (the limitations) as mentioned in various resources on DJI.
Also, you shall find that no sale of DJI has been executed for Indian Army and there is absolutely no clause under which, Indian Army units can buy these drones in the numbers and at costs that are being reported, without a due RFP and tendering process. You can always look up for the type of mini-UAVs being used by India, it is very well documented as is not part of Strategic Forces procurement.
I am sure you shall be able to appreciate the significance of the challenges as explained above. Of course, the PDF logic of Indian Army being too dumb can be used as a rebuttal!
However, a very
interesting observation has come to fore - certain people who do not exist on your side, have been found to be trying to use the same for better surveillance. Maybe that needs to be looked into.
Indian Armed Forces do not use Chinese made drones.
As of past two days, IA will be told that they use it!
