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Pradeep Kumar

29/07/21 11:25 AM IST

Anti-Drone System

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DRDO has developed anti-drone system to neutralize enemy drone attack.

Details
  • The Indigenous Drone Technology is capable of counter attacks including detection, Soft Kill (for jamming the communication links of Drone) and Hard Kill (Laser based hard kill to destroy the Drone) of enemy Drones. 
  • The System is already demonstrated to Armed Services and other internal security agencies.
  • The indigenous DRDO Counter-Drone Technology is transferred to M/s BEL.
  • Simultaneously Transfer of Technology (ToT) of the Counter-Drone System is offered to other companies.
Anti-drone system
  • Anti-drone systems detect and or intercept unwanted drones and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
  • They are deployed to protect areas such as airports, critical infrastructure, large public spaces such as stadiums, and military installations and battlefields.
Features of the anti drone system
  • The system can detect and jam micro drones up to 3 km and use a laser to bring down a target up to 1-2.5 km depending on the wattage of the laser weapon. It has a radar detection range of four kilometres, a jamming range of more than two kilometres and a kill range of more than one kilometre. 
  • The system can identify drone threats instantly and terminate them. It has the capabilities to both detect and destroy drones in the air.
  • It can effectively counter increased drone-based activity in the western and northern sectors of India.
  • The drone system was first deployed to provide security cover to India's Republic Day Parade this year.
  • The system was also deployed during the Modi-Trump roadshow in 2020 in Ahmedabad to thwart any aerial threat from drones.
Source: PIB

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