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Last Update: January 14, 2023, 10:42 AM IST
In the past few weeks, there has been a significant increase in cross-border drone movement to push arms and heroin into Indian territory. (Representational photo/Reuters)
Sources said the Army and Border Security Force have good technology like jammer guns, which can shoot down Pakistani drones and not just unnamed aerial vehicles.
Intelligence sources told News18 that Union Home Minister Amit Shah, during his Friday visit to Jammu and Kashmir, stressed on the need to do more research to find technical solutions to counter drones from Pakistan.
Sources said the Army and the Border Security Force (BSF) have good technology to shoot down drones and not just unnamed aerial vehicles.
“There was also an important discussion on drones and how to counter them from across the border. We were asked to do technical research to find a solution. Army and BSF already have some good technology on this. They are doing a good job on this, especially in Punjab.
Explaining the use of jammer guns to shoot down the drone, the source said: “They have jammer guns with a range of 1.5 km. The beam jams the drone’s frequency. Once the connection is lost, the drone falls to the ground. Some media reports have claimed that the drone has been shot down, but it is not so. This is absolutely impossible.
The BSF had last month increased vigil along the India-Pakistan border in Punjab amid increasing attempts by smugglers to smuggle drugs and weapons through drones under the cover of dense fog.
Cross-border drone movement to push weapons and heroin into Indian territory has increased significantly in the past few weeks in view of the dense fog in the region.
Officials say drone movement has been recorded in Amritsar, Tarn Taran and Fazilka districts, especially during the night and early morning hours. Smugglers have also reportedly started covering the lights on drones using adhesive tape so that they cannot be seen.
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