India To Acquire 97 ‘Made-In-India’ Drones For Over Rs 10,000 Crore To Keep An Eye On China, Pak Borders

New Delhi: Indian Defence forces are set to acquire 97 ‘Made-in-India’ drones for surveillance purposes along China and Pakistan borders, government sources on Monday said.After the decision to buy 31 Predator drones from US, India is now moving towards acquiring 97 highly capable drones under the ‘Make-in-India’ project."A scientific study was carried out by the defence forces jointly and it has

July 18, 2023
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BSF Recovers Another Pak Drone Near International Border In Punjab’s Tarn Taran

The Border Security Force (BSF) on Friday intercepted another drone near India-Pakistan Border in Punjab’s Tarn Taran district, the force said on Saturday.The drone was intercepted at around 9.05 pm on Friday near Pallopati village inTarn Taran district and the BDF troops immediately reacted to intercept the drone as per the laid down drill.Further during a thorough search of the depth area on

July 11, 2023
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Honey-Trapped DRDO’s ISI Spy Shared Details of India’s Missile, Drone Programs

In its charge sheet, ATS claimed to have unearthed “explosive” chats between the scientist and the Pakistani operativePune: The Maharashtra anti-terrorism squad (ATS) has said that Pradeep Kurulkar, the Pune-based DRDO scientist arrested on May 3 on espionage charges, shared sensitive details about India’s missile, drone and robotics programmes with a female Pakistan-based intelligence

July 8, 2023
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DRDO Young Scientists Lab Making Progress On ‘Swarm Drones’ Weapon Systems

One of the five youth labs inaugurated by PM Modi, the Young Scientist Lab at Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), Hyderabad, stands apart for its path-breaking development of new-age weapon systems like ‘swarm drones’ that are AI-enabled and can make intelligent attacks on enemy. The DRDO youth lab led by Parvathaneni Sivaprasad is also working on ‘Gun on Drone’, ‘Rat Cyborg’,

July 3, 2023
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‘The Predator’: India’s Acquisition of MQ-9B Drone And Beyond…

The threat of drones, in conventional as well as non-conventional domains, has compelled nations to reconfigure their offensive and defensive plans. MQ-9B is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly known as a predator drone, manufactured by defence technology company General AtomicsNEW DELHI: The history of war is full of instances where effective use of technology has been the dividing line

July 3, 2023
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Report of Drone Flying Over PM Modi’s Residence, Delhi Police Launch Probe

New Delhi: An unidentified flying object suspected to be a drone was reportedly spotted over the official residence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi here in the national capital on Monday early morning, Police said.According to the Delhi police, they received information at 5:30 am from the Special Protection Group (SPG) that an unidentified flying object was seen over the PM’s residence at Lok

July 3, 2023
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Indian Navy To Extend Lease of Two Predator Drones Inducted In 2020

New Delhi: The Indian Navy is planning to extend the lease of the two Predator drones which have flown more than 12,000 hours for surveillance across the country including the boundary with China.The two drones were inducted by the Indian Navy under the emergency powers on lease in November 2020 during the initial phase of the military standoff with China and have been used extensively by the

July 1, 2023
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