NEW DELHI, Jan 2: According to a senior government official, the use of drones to smuggle weapons and drugs into Indian territory from across the border will end in the next six months because an indigenous anti-drone technology is being developed to stop all such misadventures by the anti-national elements. Up to three distinct designs of anti-drone technology are being developed by security agencies; the final product may combine any or all of the designs. “In the next six months, the threat of using drones to smuggle weapons and drugs across the border will end. Without a doubt, anti-drone technology will be installed by then, the official stated.The new technology is still undergoing trials and is nearing finalisation. For a number of years now, security agencies have faced a significant challenge due to the dropping of weapons, ammunition, and drugs from Pakistan into Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir via drones or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). In August, the government announced that during the previous three years, 53 instances of drone smuggling of weapons and drugs from Punjab across the border had been found.The government has taken several measures to curb the threat, such as having the BSF effectively control the borders around-the-clock, monitoring, patrolling, installing nakas, and staffing observation posts along the international border. The Ministry of Home Affairs established the Anti Rogue Drone Technology Committee in March of last year, under the direction of the director general of the Border Security Force. The committee’s task is to assess the technology available to combat rogue drones and certify that it is effective in combating these uncontrolled aerial vehicles. Nisith Pramanik, the Union Minister of State for Home, made this announcement.
