Mighty Armenia's defeat at the hands of a less powerful Azerbaijan, was the first major war in which drones were used to defeat a superior opponent. Similarly, the July 2021 drone attack on J&K's IAF station seems to have shaken India out of its slumber. How prepared is India in the coming age of military drone technology? Can DRDO's anti-drone shield handle swarm drones? And what are the new technologies in anti-drone warfare that are being developed all over the world.
The Week Rajnath Singh-led DAC to finalise deal to buy 30 US made MQ-9 Reaper drones, Pradip R Sagar, July 28, 2021
National Defence Magazine Pentagon Gets $7.5 Billion for Unmanned Systems, Jon Harper, May 27, 2021
Forbes What Are Drone Swarms And Why Does Every Military Suddenly Want One? David Hambling, March 1, 2021
India Today IAF wants anti-drone systems with laser weapons to destroy UAVs, Abhishek Bhalla, July 6, 2021 India’s defence spending in terms of total govt expenditure for 2021-22 lowest in six years, Abhishek Bhalla, March 17, 2021
The Hindustan Times Suspected drones spotted again over Jammu airport, area adjoining IAF station, Ravi Krishnan Khajuria, July 21, 2021 Present dangers cannot be ignored, says Army chief, Rahul Singh, February 12, 2021
The Washington Post Azerbaijan’s drones owned the battlefield in Nagorno-Karabakh — and showed future of warfare, Robyn Dixon, November 11, 2020
The Times of India US Predator drones: India seeks clarity on cost, tech transfer, August 25, 2021 Drone brings terror and a message, Time to gear up, Rajat Pandit, July 28, 2021 Drone carrying 5kg IED shot down in Jammu, Hakeemirfan Rashid, July 24, 2021 Tirupati temple to deploy DRDO’s anti-drone tech, Sandeep Raghavan, July 23, 2021 Drone use gets big push as govt liberalises rules, July 16, 2021 Jammu hit spurs IAF to quickly acquire 10 anti-drone systems, July 6, 2021 IAF wants to acquire 10 counter-drone systems, July 6, 2021 Srinagar bans drones, UAVs week after IAF station attack, Saleem Pandit, July 5, 2021 ‘Drone at Indian High Commission in Islamabad was trying to capture details of diplomatic events’, July 2, 2021 Drones spotted near IAF zones, Hakeemirfan Rashid, July 1, 2021 Jammu Challenge How to Catch & Destroy a Terror drone, Manmohan Bahadur, June 29, 2021 BSF guns down Pak drone carrying arms in J&K, Sanjay Khajuria and Saleem Pandit, June 21, 2020 DRI busts drone smuggling racket in Ahmedabad, May 17, 2019
The Mint The proof of drone liberalization will lie in their flying, Rahul Matthan, July 21, 2021 Drone swarms versus stealth covers are the future of warfare, Sumit Chakraberty, February 15, 2021 Over-regulation has clipped the wings of drones in India, Rahul Matthan, June 16, 2021
The Economic Times Andhra July 23, 2021 DRDO Gives Anti-Drone Tech Demo To Forces After attack, July 11, 2021 Proliferation of Drones a Challenge: Naravane, July 2, 2021 Improvised Rotary Wing Drone Used in Jammu Airbase attack, Manu Pubby, June 29, 2021 Two Drones Spotted Late Night Over Ratnuchak-Kaluchak range, June 29, 2021 First Terror Drone Attack at Indian Installation; IAF personnel injured, June 28, 2021 It’s Real, No More a Threat, Manu Pubby, June 28, 2021 All-new DigitalSky Platform may Land by End of the Year, Alnoor Peermohamed, June 8, 2021 Drone, Drone of Our Own, Aditya Sinha and Bibek Debroy, June 4, 2020 Swarm drone system work fast-tracked to take on China’s air defence, Manu Pubby, December 2, 2020 Indian Navy To Lease Two Sea Guardian Drones From US to enhance surveillance over IOR, November 26, 2020
The Indian Express Facing up to the drone challenge, Deeptiman Tiwary and Krisha Kaushik, July 2, 2021 Can a drone attack be prevented? Leela Prasad, July 2, 2021 BSF to dig into pool of 500 companies for anti-drone technology, July 2, 2021 A new kind of terror: Two bombs fall on Indian Air Force base in Jammu, Arun Sharma and Man Aman Singh Channa, June 28, 2021
Rotor and Wing U.S. DEA: Border Wall or No, Drone Drug Smuggling Likely to Increase, Frank Wolfe, January 10, 2019
Deccan Herald DRI nabs mastermind of drone smuggling racket, Satish Jha, May 17, 2019
IANS DRI unravels global racket in drones smuggling, May 17, 2019
South China Morning Post Chinese scientists develop handheld sonic weapon for crowd control, Stephen Chen, September 19, 2019
The Washington Times Mexican drug cartels using drones to smuggle heroin, meth, cocaine into U.S., Stephen Dinan, August 20, 2017
Press Trust of India Rustom-II, made-in-India drone capable of combat, completes maiden flight, November 16, 2016
