The BSF attributes this rise to improved anti-drone strategies and advanced technical measures.
- Previously, Pakistani syndicates were using land routes but now they are using Chinese-made drones to smuggle drugs, arms, and ammunition to destabilize India
- This is because traditional security measures such as surveillance cameras may not be capable of detecting drones at a distance.
Other security threats posed by drones
- Weaponization of drones: Modification of small commercial drones allows for easy carrying of explosives or weaponry.
- Disruption of Critical Infrastructure: Drones can carry out cyber-attacks, electronic jamming or physical attacks to disrupt infrastructure networks.
- Privacy concerns: Drones loaded with high-definition cameras can threaten privacy of common citizens.
- Drone Swarms: This refers to a situation where large number of drones operate autonomously in coordinated formations, potentially overwhelming defence systems.
Anti-drone technologies
- Radio Frequency sensors that can detect known drone radio signals over wide areas
- High-Power Microwave (HPM) systems emit stream of microwave energy in a wide area and are best suited for area denial operations against personnel or small electronics.
- Integrated drone detection and interdiction systems (IDD&IS) deployed along the northern borders with China provide both “soft kills” through jamming and “hard kills” using lasers.
Other Steps taken to counter security threats from drones
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