Jammu, Sept 11: The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Aanil Chowhan on Monday said that the Indian army has procured sufficient quantities of an anti-drone system and deployed it on the borders to meet the immediate challenges on borders being posed by the enemy.
“The armed forces have procured the sufficient number of anti-drone systems to meet the increasing drone threat on the borders,” the CDS, Anil Chowhan said, while responding to media queries after the inauguration of three-day North Tech Symposium at IIT Jammu.
There is an imminent threat of drones from the enemy on the borders and we are well aware of that, the CDS said.
“I won’t say large numbers, but a sufficient number of anti-drone system has been procured and deployed along the borders of J&K by the Indian Army, the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Indian Navy, to meet the imminent challenge of drone threat from across the border, t CDS said in reply to a media query.
“The armed forces are aware of this threat from across the border (drone threat),” he said, while adding, “the anti-drone system has been successfully tested and deployed on the borders” to meet the immediate requirement.”
