{"id":33497,"date":"2024-12-10T18:55:57","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T13:25:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=33497"},"modified":"2025-01-06T17:58:11","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T12:28:11","slug":"india-anti-drone-unit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/10-12-2024\/india-anti-drone-unit","title":{"rendered":"India to Form Anti Drone Unit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS3\/ Internal Security<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In News<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A comprehensive anti drone unit to be established, involving <strong>Defence Ministry, MHA, DRDO, and other agencies.<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Deployment of <strong>laser-equipped anti drone systems <\/strong>increased interception success from 3% to 55% in Punjab.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Rising Drone Threat<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Significant increase in <strong>drone interceptions in 2024 (260+ incidents) compared to 110 in 2023.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Drones mainly <strong>used for smuggling arms and drugs<\/strong>, with hotspots in Punjab, and fewer incidents in Rajasthan and Jammu.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why are Drones a Growing Menace?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Accessibility and Affordability:<\/strong> Drones are becoming increasingly accessible and affordable, making them attractive tools for non-state actors and criminal elements.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Versatility:<\/strong> Their versatility allows for diverse malicious uses, from smuggling contraband and weapons to conducting surveillance and even carrying out attacks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Difficult to Detect and Intercept: <\/strong>Small drones are difficult to detect and intercept with traditional radar systems, posing a challenge for security agencies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>India&#8217;s &#8220;Whole of Government&#8221; Approach<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Collaboration is Key: <\/strong>Tackling the drone threat requires a multi-agency approach, involving defense organizations, research institutions, and various security forces. This ensures a coordinated and comprehensive response.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Technology and Indigenous Development:<\/strong> India is focusing on developing indigenous anti drone technology, reducing reliance on foreign systems and strengthening self-reliance in defense.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Examples of Anti Drone Systems<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>DRDO&#8217;s Soft Kill and Hard Kill Systems:<\/strong> These represent a two-pronged approach, with soft kill jamming drone communication links and hard kill using lasers to destroy them.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Laser-equipped anti drone gun-mounted mechanism:<\/strong> Deployment along the India-Pakistan border has shown promising results in neutralizing drone threats.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Counter Drone System (D4 System): <\/strong>This system provides real-time detection, tracking, and neutralization capabilities, crucial for protecting critical infrastructure and public events.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: IE<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A comprehensive anti-drone unit to be established, involving Defence Ministry, MHA, DRDO, and other agencies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33497","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-affairs"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33497","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33497"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33497\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34918,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33497\/revisions\/34918"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33497"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33497"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}