India gives a preliminary SONGAR identification
The briefing described the preceding night’s drone incursions and a preliminary SONGAR assessment while forensic examination continued.[164]
SONGAR
ASİSGUARD · Multirotor UAV
Industry overview
Armed rotary-wing drone family with separately listed rifle, grenade, mortar and smoke-payload configurations.[80]
- Manufacturers
- ASİSGUARD
- UAV type
- Multirotor UAVs
- First flight
- Not established in selected sources
- Latest documented update
- Not established in selected sources
Documented stage
Manufacturer product portfolio; service-entry date not established here[80]
Published specifications
Published manufacturer figures describe the stated configuration. They are not independently verified performance results; variants and operating conditions can differ.
- Airframe layout
- Armed multirotor[80]
Development & production
Manufacturer product portfolio; service-entry date not established here[80]
Versions & programme scope
The five named payload configurations are grouped within SONGAR, not counted as five UAV families.[80]
Export relationships
Exports & operators (2)
| Country | Aircraft programmes | Documented stage / Evidence status | Published quantity / unit | Contract / agreement date | Notes & sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | SONGAR | Dated official delivery/service evidenceDocumented record | Quantity not established by the selected evidence | Not established in selected sources | Asisguard’s chief executive told Anadolu that SONGAR drones had previously been exported to Nigeria; no delivered aircraft total was disclosed.[191] |
| Pakistan | SONGAR | Unresolved acquisition or attributionNot established in the selected evidence | Quantity not established by the selected evidence | Not established in selected sources | Indian officials’ May 2025 SONGAR identification was explicitly preliminary pending forensic examination. This is not confirmation of a Pakistani SONGAR export contract or delivered quantity.[164] |
Operational use & civilian harm
Programme milestones
- Official claim
Profile sources (3)
- SONGAR — official product recordManufacturer product/document record reviewed 5 November 2026; the review date is not a programme event date.
- Transcript of Special Briefing on Operation Sindoor, 9 May 2025Official preliminary identification, not independent confirmation. The published transcript body was verified through the same ministry’s FetchPublicationDetailData endpoint, pkid 39482, languageId 1.