The systems are intended to ‘detect, track, identify, designate and neutralize’ hostile drones, and a Laser-DEW is essentially required as a ‘kill option’.
Decentralised airspace access has to be regulated in view of recent episodes of misuse of drones posing threat to security infrastructure as reported by reliable sources, the order said.
26 June sighting of drone over Indian High Commission in Islamabad assumes importance as it happened a day before two drones dropped explosives on Jammu air force station.
In the aftermath of the attack on IAF airbase in Jammu, DGP Dilbag Singh said counter-insurgency operations would be further speeded to wipe out terrorism and counter drone attacks.
Despite DRDO's existing system to jam and take down drones, which was employed during the PM's Independence Day speech at Red Fort last year, why was it not procured?
Army chief Gen M.M. Naravane also said country needs to shed old mindsets to 'harness niche technologies like AI, exploit depth in IT & realise the vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat'.
Rahul Pandita discusses drone strike at IAF station while talking to ThePrint about his new book, Lover Boy of Bahawalpur: How the Pulwama Case was Cracked, about the 2019 attack.
Many offices in Telangana have asked their employees to work from home because of heavy rainfall, but it has become impossible due to the internet outages.
The Navy has always been on board with the theaterisation plan, but the Air Force feels splitting up air assets into several theatre commands is futile & will tie up critical systems.
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