Drones

Expressing concern over the use of drones to target the Jammu Air Force Station, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday urged the research community in the country to develop "much more intelligent methods" to combat such issues. He also asked the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) to focus on…

Easy availability of drones has increased the complexity of security challenges and the Indian military is developing capabilities to effectively deal with the threats, be it from state-sponsored elements or by states themselves, Army Chief Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane said on Thursday. In an address at a think-tank, General Naravane said…

Last Updated: 30th June, 2021 18:12 IST Amid heightened security, authorities in J&K's border district Rajouri on Wednesday imposed a ban on the storage, sale, possession, use, and transport of drones PTI/Unsplash Amid increased reports of drone activity in Jammu and Kashmir after the recent bombing of the Jammu IAF…

Shanghai police said drones will be banned from certain areas of the city during the Party centenary celebrations. The ban will be in force from today to July 15. The areas include the themed light show area along Huangpu River between Nanpu Bridge and Yangpu Bridge, and 500 meters into…

Last Updated: 29th June, 2021 19:19 IST Sources have informed that Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has received Prime Minister Narendra Modi's nod to expedite a policy on drones. Image Credits: ANI/PTI From the high-level meeting at the Prime Minister's 7 Lok Kalyan Marg residence on Tuesday, sources have informed that…

For Quick Alerts Subscribe Now   For Quick Alerts ALLOW NOTIFICATIONS   | Updated: Tuesday, June 29, 2021, 17:41 New Delhi, June 29: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is meeting with Union Home Minister, Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and National Security Advisor, Ajit Doval. The meeting is being held…

Small civilian drones pose significant threat, say officialsAs investigation continues into the two explosions in the Jammu airbase, believed to have been carried out using drones, defence officials and experts said there was a potent threat from small civilian drones and the armed forces have to accelerate their plans to…

Alert Army troops fired at two drones found hovering over the Ratnuchak-Kaluchak military areas, a defence spokesperson said on Monday, a day after two drones dropped bombs at an IAF station.    One drone was spotted at 11.45 pm on Sunday night and the other at 2.40 am, the officials…

Iran has drones with a range of 7,000 kilometres, the top commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps told state media on Sunday. That capability could be regarded by Washington as a threat to regional stability. Iran and six major powers are in talks to revive a 2015 nuclear deal…

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Indian officials said Sunday they suspect explosives-laden drones were used to attack an air base in the disputed region of Kashmir, calling it the first such incident of its kind in India. Dilbagh Singh, the region’s police director-general, told the private news channel New Delhi Television…