{"id":116009,"date":"2021-07-02T20:14:06","date_gmt":"2021-07-02T14:44:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=116009"},"modified":"2021-07-02T20:14:06","modified_gmt":"2021-07-02T14:44:06","slug":"explained-facing-up-to-the-drone-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/explained-facing-up-to-the-drone-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Explained: Facing up to the drone challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source<\/strong>: Indian Express1<\/a> Indian Express1<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Relevance<\/strong>: How is India placed in drone technology and offensive measures to counter-drone attacks in the future?<\/p>\n

Synopsis<\/strong>: Recent attacks on air force base in Jammu should force the Indian security establishment to speed up its drone and anti-drone tech development. Challenges involved, and the current scenario.<\/p>\n

Background<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Last week, two drones dropped an IED each packed with high grade-explosives on an Indian Air Force base in Jammu. It was the first-ever attack in India<\/strong>\u00a0where suspected terrorists had used drones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Also read<\/strong>: What is a drone?<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
Usage of drones in India<\/strong><\/h5>\n

In India, the most commonly known drones are quad- and hexacopters used for civil and commercial purposes, and Heron drones<\/a><\/strong><\/span> used for military surveillance<\/p>\n

What has been the Indian experience?<\/strong><\/h5>\n

In the last few years, India and its enemies have frequently used drone surveillance against each other. There have been an estimated 100-150 sightings of suspected drones near India\u2019s western border annually. Most of these are suspected to be surveillance drones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Also Read<\/strong>: Drone challenge for India<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
How to tackle drones?<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Drones<\/a> have control and delivery mechanisms, and to counter them either you can counter the control mechanism<\/strong> by jamming, or can control the delivery mechanism<\/strong>. It depends on what kind of radar is being used, which is critical for the size of the UAV that needs to be detected.<\/p>\n

Any kind of counter-strategy should give enough warning to positively identify that it is not a bird. Also, if you are firing, you don\u2019t know what it is carrying. I<\/p>\n