Indian army deploys indigenous anti-drone defense systems along China border
In a strategic move to bolster its defense capabilities along the northern borders with China, the Indian Army has inducted an initial lot of seven new indigenous integrated drone detection and interdiction systems (IDD&IS).
These systems, which are vehicle-based, provide for both “soft kills” of hostile drones through jamming and “hard kills” through lasers. Developed by DRDO and Bharat Electronics, these systems, known as Mark-1 variants, add to the existing counter-drone systems in place.
An officer involved in the deployment stated, “The systems provide an integrated capability to detect low radar cross-section drones or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and enable their destruction through integrated application of soft and hard kills.”
The increasing utility of drones and swarm drones in conflicts such as the Armenia-Azerbaijan and Russia-Ukraine conflicts has emphasized the need for robust defense mechanisms.
