India to soon have comprehensive anti-drone unit, says Amit Shah
The New Indian Express|December 09, 2024
UNION home minister Amit Shah said on Sunday that India will soon have a comprehensive anti-drone unit to deal with the ever-increasing menace of unmanned aerial vehicles being used by Pakistan-based elements to drop weapons and drugs along the western frontiers.
MUKESH RANJAN
India to soon have comprehensive anti-drone unit, says Amit Shah

Speaking at an event to mark the Border Security Force's 60th Raising Day in Rajasthan's border district of Jodhpur, Shah said the initial results of a "laser-equipped anti-drone gun-mounted" mechanism have been encouraging, adding that cases of drone neutralisation and detection have gone up from 3% to 55% along the India-Pakistan border in Punjab.

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