Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 12: The Border Security Force guarding the frontiers in Jammu will be armed with the highly sophisticated anti-drone guns soon.
Sources said the Border Security Force (BSF) guarding the international border is set to deal with the growing drone related filtration bids from across the border – Pakistan -using the anti-drone guns.
Sources said the matter was recently raised by the BSF with the Defence Ministry in the national capital that the guns -normally used by the jawans on the guard on the international border are “not fully compatible” to foil drone infiltrations.
Sources said initially these anti-drone guns will be part of BSF’s plans to upgrade its 112 forward posts in Jammu province as Pakistan has been pushing arms and narco terror from across the border.
“The plan is to procure the anti-drone guns which should be lightweight and be easy for one hand/two hand operation,” said a senior official in the know of the matter.
According to the specifications laid down by BSF before the Defence Ministry, the weight of the system should not be more than 10 kg for 2 kms range and six kgs for one km.
“This anti-drone gun should be handheld /Backpack combination; mountable on tripod; feasibility for Handhold/Backpack; operate in day and night environment; and be easily transportable,” said the official on the condition of anonymity.
He said the system which BSF is looking for should be capable of neutralizing the helicopters, fixed wing UAVs, Radio Controlled UAVs, UAS, hexa copters and other similar flying machines.
Amid rise in drone infiltration, in the latest, the Jammu and Kashmir Police here seized an ammunition consignment allegedly meant for terrorists dropped by a drone from Pakistan near the Jammu’s International Border (IB) on August 18, 2022.
Prior to it several drone consignment were shot down by the alert jawans while many such consignments, its feared, may have reached the terror groups. |
