As the number of drone incursions on our border has increased, the Border Security Force (BSF) will soon be equipped with handheld ‘Anti Drone Guns’ to prevent Pakistani drones from entering the Indian Territory.
According to an official in the Ministry of Home Affairs, a Draft Qualitative requirements (QRS) have been forwarded by BSF and they have invited comments from vendors and possible manufacturers to ensure market availability of the subject item.
“These handheld anti-drone guns will be useful for patrolling teams in border areas who sometimes see drones flying but couldn’t do more as it is out of their firing range,” said a senior BSF officer.
“Anti-Drone Gun should be Hand Held, easily transportable and operable in day and night environment. The system should be easily deployable with ease and should be a lightweight UAS (Unmanned Aircraft System) countermeasure solution designed for one hand or two hand operations,” he added.
“Entire border can’t be covered under anti-drone devices but handheld anti-drone guns with the patrolling team could help to detect and bring down the drone,” said the BSF officer.
The BSF is looking for a system that should have the capability to cut off communication between the visually detected UAV and the remote controller by jamming data links to the UAV/RC and it should be capable of neutralizing the flying object (UAV) or group of UAVs (Swarm attack) from a distance (as specified or better) of at least 2,500 metres.
“The gun should be capable to neutralize the flying object by jamming its radio and GPS links and force landing the UAV at its place of operation within 10 seconds after detection,” the BSF document sent to the Home ministry reads.
In the new year, there are around 60 drone sightings of unmanned aerial vehicles near Punjab already and many more remained unreported.
The drones are now becoming the carriers of explosives and small arms from the Pakistan side on the Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab border and even a small percentage of explosives or small arms make it across the border, it can create a serious security problem in both states, particularly Punjab were election is to be held next month.
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