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Pradeep Kumar

07/07/21 11:50 AM IST

Counterdrone systems

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The Indian Air Force has issued a tender for procurement of 10 counter-drone systems, Counter Unmanned Aircraft System (CUAS), through indigenous route.\

Details
  • The Request For Information was published a day after the attack on Jammu airbase believed to have been carried out using drones.
  • “The CUAS is intended to detect, track, identify, designate and neutralize hostile UAS. L
  • All the ten CUAS are required in mobile configuration mounted on indigenous vehicles with cross-country capability and powered by the indigenous electrical power supply.
Counter-drone technology
  • It is also known as counter-UAS, C-UAS, or counter-UAV technology, refers to systems that are used to detect and/or intercept unmanned aircraft.
  • As concerns grow around the potential security threats drones may pose to both civilian and military entities, a new market for counter-drone technology is rapidly emerging.
Source: The Hindu

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