The world's first drone war between nuclear-armed neighbours has erupted in South Asia. On Thursday, India accused Pakistan of launching waves of drones and missiles at three military bases in Indian territory and Indian-administered Kashmir - an allegation Islamabad swiftly denied.

With the intensification of India-Pakistan clashes along the border, drones are now the cutting-edge military technology at the frontlines. During Operation Sindoor, India's deployment of high-tech unmanned platforms-from loitering weapons to reconnaissance UAVs-has made deep penetration strikes,

India’s missile and bomb strikes on targets in Pakistan and Pakistani-controlled Kashmir have spiked tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbors, with Pakistan’s leader calling the attacks an act of war.