On Saturday night, terrorists carried out two drone blasts in the technical area of the Army in Jammu. In this, two Air Force personnel have suffered minor injuries and the roof of a building has been damaged. On Sunday night also, a drone was sighted at the Kaluchak Military Base in Jammu. The suspected drone was seen near Sunjwan Military Station late on Monday night. The government has become alert due to drone activity thrice within three days. At present, security agencies are on alert and the attack is being investigated. This is happening for the first time that terrorists have carried out the blast through drones.
You must have often seen drones being used for photography during weddings. Drones are also called Unmanned Aerial vehicles (UAV) i.e. unmanned aircraft. Since they are controlled remotely, no pilot is required to fly them. Think of it as a robot flying in the sky, which is controlled remotely with a remote.
Drones are used by the armies of many countries. Since they are small, they are not easily caught by radar, as well as can silently infiltrate difficult areas. Because of this, their use in the army has started increasing.
Drone attacks happen in two ways. One way is that weapons or explosives are installed in the drone and the drone drops these weapons on its target. Just like a missile is fired from an aircraft.
Another method of drone attack is to turn the drone itself into an explosive. That is, the drone itself hit its target like a suicide bomb.
Yes. Many countries of the world adopt different technologies to prevent drone attacks. Rafale, the company that builds Iron Dome for Israel, has also developed Drone Dome, which detects drones. In this technology, drones are detected and destroyed with lasers through jammers, radars and sensors.
Similarly, American company Fortum Technology has developed a technology named Drone Hunter. It is an interceptor drone that captures the enemy drone in a net as soon as it is detected.
Apart from this, many countries also use radar and drone guns to deal with drones. In this technique, the drone is detected through frequency.
Yes. Every major airbase, military base and international airport in India has state-of-the-art technology like AVIAN radar. Through this, a bird flying in 10 to 15 kilometres can also be detected. India also has a net fire gun that traps the drone in the net and drops it on the ground.
DRDO is also working on an anti-drone system. It is expected that this system will be ready by the end of this year. Through this, drones flying within a radius of 3 km can be detected. Also, it can destroy the drone within a radius of 2.5 km.
It depends on the type and payload of the drone. Payload i.e. how much weight the drone can carry with it. The higher the payload capacity of the drone, the more explosive material it can carry with it. America's MQ-9 Reaper drone can carry a weight of up to 1700 kg. America has used these drones many times for attacks.
According to a report by Forbes released in June 2020, there are about 2 lakh drones available in the Indian market with a price ranging from Rs 2 lakh to Rs 2 crore.
According to a report by FICCI-Ernst & Young, the drone market in India could be around 6.7 thousand crores by 2021.
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