IAF plans on purchasing anti drone systems with laser weapons after Jammu attack

New Delhi, July 06: The Indian Air Force is planning on buying anti drone systems and they will be deployed at different airbases.

An ANI report sai that the IAF has asked vendors to provide a multi sensor, multi kill solution. In its Request For Information (RFI), the IAF said that the indigenous anti drone system should be laser based directed energy weapon. Further the IAF has mandated that all the 10 counter unmanned aircraft systems are required in mobile configuration mounted on indigenous vehicles with cross country capability. They should be able to mount on rooftop/open ground the IAF also said.

This development comes in the wake of several drone sightings and also the drone attack on the IAF base in Jammu.