DRDO Anti-Drone Systems: India started to take the drone threat more seriously after seeing Pakistan’s strike power during Operation Sindoor. The Indian Army and the Indian Air Force now plan to buy 16 home-made drone detection and interdiction systems. These new systems use laser beams to stop enemy drones and they can hit unmanned aircraft from two kilometres away.
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Pakistan had fired many Turkish kamikaze drones at Indian positions during the standoff. Indian forces stopped these attacks by using Akash missiles and air defence networks. The BSF kept fighting drones that entered from the Pakistan border too, and this showed how urgent the problem has become, reports ET Manufacturing.
Stronger Laser Weapons for Longer Range
This news comes at a time when the Defence Research and Development Organisation is already building long-range laser systems to find and destroy drones. Earlier, India tested a vehicle-mounted laser weapon that could hit UAVs one kilometre away. The Centre for High Energy Systems & Sciences, also known as CHESS, carried out that test in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh.
The Defence Ministry may soon approve the new DRDO Integrated Drone Detection and Interdiction System (Mark 2). This system uses a powerful 10-kilowatt laser beam that burns incoming drones from far away, according to ANI. The report said, “The DRDO has also successfully test-fired the direct energy weapon system, which can target systems at 5 km and is carrying out its trials with the involvement of the Indian defence forces. The 5 km strike capability will be achieved by a 30-kilowatt laser-based direct energy weapon,” and this shows how fast India’s laser tech is growing.
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India in Laser-Weapon Club
In April, India joined the small club of countries that can shoot down fixed-wing aircraft, missiles and swarm drones by using a 30-kilowatt laser weapon system. Only USA, China and Russia had this technology before New Delhi. This step gave India a huge boost in defence as because modern battlefields will see giant swarms of UAVs flying toward targets. Laser weapons that hit fast and cost little to fire can help India deal with these threats.
