But sighting the drone is still a prerequisite.
#Drone station soft portable
The Army currently uses both fixed jammers and portable hand devices to counter drones. One can’t forget that despite having multiple anti-infiltration grids and lakhs of soldiers deployed on the borders, terrorists do manage to get in. Even if we have such systems to cover all our bases, we cannot ensure 100 per cent immunity from attacks. It would be a herculean task and a highly expensive affair to have counter-drone systems covering every single Army base and the entire borders. Moreover, the Army is widespread and has larger installations and bases to protect than the Navy or the Air Force. It is said that while the system might work for the Navy, which usually counters open terrain, it might not be feasible for the Army, which faces frequent vagaries of nature and terrain, compared to the other two Services.
#Drone station soft plus
The Army too tested the Smash 2000 Plus earlier this year along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir but it was not very impressive.
Even the latest anti-drone system bought by the Navy, SMASH 2000 Plus, works on the line-of-sight mechanism.Īlso read: 2 drones, 2 kinds of IEDs, separate strikes - How Jammu air force station attack was planned India’s security forces still depend on detection through human eyes and shooting down such drones with assault rifles. We have the technology for it but in limited capability and capacity”. A senior officer in the military establishment told me: “To say we have counter-drone systems in place would be too naïve. While systems to counter the bigger military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), both for combat and surveillance, are available, there is hardly anything with the Indian security forces to counter the smaller, commercially available UAVs that fly below the traditional radar coverage. In itself, the Jammu attack did not cost much but it has forced India to eventually spend billions of dollars to counter the threat of drones that are cheap, costing anywhere between Rs 10,000 to Rs 1 lakh. In the coming months, multi-million dollar contracts would be signed with both indigenous and foreign firms to get hold of systems that can counter the drone menace, especially by smaller ones that are commercially available and can be rigged to carry out Jammu-type attacks.
The drone-driven attack on the Air Force Station in Jammu has changed the dynamics and planning of the Indian defence and security establishment.Īs expected, the Narendra Modi government and the security forces are going on a shopping spree of counter-drone systems even as they focus on enhancing indigenous capability with regard to unmanned aerial systems for the military.
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