The government is close to finalising anti-drone technology for deployment across borders, especially the International Border with Pakistan in Punjab and the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir.

Anti-Drone Tech To Fortify Border Security

The government is close to finalising anti-drone technology for deployment across borders, especially the International Border with Pakistan in Punjab and the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir.

Official sources on Tuesday said trials were underway and the deployment could happen in six months. “We are very near to finalising the anti-drone technology for deployment all along the border. Three types of trials are underway. We have to decide whether to deploy these independently or in combination. The deployment is estimated in six months,” top government sources said. Only in December last year, the Border Security Force which guards the International Border said it had shot down 100 Pakistani drones engaged in smuggling narcotics, arms and ammunition into India through 2023.

Previously, the BSF reported 268 drone sightings in 2022 as against 49 in 2020 and 109 in 2021. The government is conscious of the rapid emergence of drones as Pakistan’s preferred tool in the border conflict with India. “Memories of the June 27, 2021, drone attack on the Indian Air Force Station in Jammu are still fresh when two low-intensity explosions were reported. One caused minor damage to the roof of the building and the other exploded in the open. Low-flying drones were used in the attack to drop two improvised explosive devices.

MHA has established Anti Rogue Drone Technology Committee under supervision of DG BSF with mandate to evaluate the technology available to counter rogue drone and certify its effectiveness in dealing with rouge drones.

BSF

The Border Security Force is India’s border guarding organisation at its borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh. It is one of the five Central Armed Police Forces of India and was raised in the wake of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 “for ensuring the security of the borders of India and for related matters”.

Founded: 1 December 1965

Employees: 265,000 active personnel

Headquarters: New Delhi, India

Agency executive: Nitin Agarwal, IPS, Director General;

Aircraft: 24