Drones spotted near Samba and Hiranagar area in Jammu, multiple rounds of fire heard
3 years, 8 months ago

Drones spotted near Samba and Hiranagar area in Jammu, multiple rounds of fire heard

India TV News  

At least two drones were spotted flying near Samba and Hiranagar area in Jammu on Thursday night. Earlier in the day, a drone was spotted near Jammu Air Force Station area was destroyed using IAF's anti-drone technology. Drones have been spotted in Jammu city over military installations and near the International Border in Jammu district ever since two drones used by the terrorists damaged an office building and caused injuries to two personnel at the Air Force station in Jammu on June 27, 2021. According to the statement, approvals for unique authorisation number, certificate of conformance, import clearance, acceptance of existing drones, operator permit, authorisation of R&D organisation, student remote pilot licence amongst other requirements have been abolished.

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Drone sightings in New Jersey and even California: What is really going on?
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Drone sightings in New Jersey and even California: What is really going on?

LA Times  

The evening sky and points of light near Lebanon Township, N.J., on Dec. 5. Officials downplay concerns Federal officials said over the weekend that the multiple drone sightings over New Jersey and other states are “in fact, manned aircraft being misidentified as drones.” On Saturday, officials said in a White House statement that there isn’t any evidence of illegal activity …

Maha Kumbh 2025: Two drones flying without permission shot down by anti-drone system deployed at mega fair
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Maha Kumbh 2025: Two drones flying without permission shot down by anti-drone system deployed at mega fair

India TV News  

The Uttar Pradesh government said a robust anti-drone system has been deployed in Mahakumbh Nagar to ensure the safety of devotees who will attend the Maha Kumbh 2025. Two drones flying without permission shot down "An anti-drone system has been activated in the Maha Kumbh fair area. On the very first day on Friday, the hi-tech system successfully shot down …

Drones scan Doda’s Kota Top as searches continue across Jammu
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Drones scan Doda’s Kota Top as searches continue across Jammu

Hindustan Times  

Security forces on Saturday intensified their search operations across Jammu region, especially in Kathua, Doda, Reasi, Udhampur and Rajouri districts to track-down terrorists. “Searches are underway in Doda’s Kota Top, Chattargala and other areas but there has been no contact so far with the terrorists,” Doda senior superintendent of police Javid Iqbal said. Around 1.30 pm Saturday, security forces also …

Punjab: 2 Pakistani drones downed by BSF along international border
1 year, 10 months ago

Punjab: 2 Pakistani drones downed by BSF along international border

India TV News  

Punjab : The Border Security Force on Friday night gunned down two suspected Pakistani drones trying to cross the International Border in Punjab, a spokesperson of the force said. The first drone, a black quadcopter of "DJI Matrice 300 RTK" make, was recovered from Udhar Dhariwal village in Amritsar district, the BSF spokesperson said on Saturday. Drones spotted along International …

BSF firing pushes back suspected Pakistani drone spotted along IB in Jammu
1 year, 11 months ago

BSF firing pushes back suspected Pakistani drone spotted along IB in Jammu

The Hindu  

The Border Security Force on April 1 said its troops opened fire at a suspected Pakistani drone along the International Border here, forcing it to retreat. A massive search operation is underway to ensure no weapons or narcotics were airdropped by the drone, a BSF spokesperson said. Official sources said over two dozen rounds were fired by the BSF in …

311 drone sightings along border with Pak in 2022, tripled in 1 year
2 years, 3 months ago

311 drone sightings along border with Pak in 2022, tripled in 1 year

Op India  

There has been a threefold increase in drone sightings along the India-Pakistan border, with 311 observations of such Unmanned Arial Vehicles till December 23 this year compared to 104 in 2021. Besides this data collated by the Border Security Force, which is mandated to guard the 3,323 km India-Pakistan border, the drone sighting incidents have quadrupled as compared to 2020 …

Enemies in the Sky: How India is countering Pakistan's drone menace
2 years, 4 months ago

Enemies in the Sky: How India is countering Pakistan's drone menace

Firstpost  

Border authorities say incidents of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles bringing drugs, arms, and ammunition across the border more than doubled from 2021. The BSF officer told the newspaper in September that the absence of an “effective” anti-drone technology meant only a handful of UAVs had been shot down in Punjab. We have been running a trial of an anti-drone technology for …

Amit Shah directs BSF to lead vigil against drones from Pakistan
2 years, 5 months ago

Amit Shah directs BSF to lead vigil against drones from Pakistan

Hindustan Times  

Home minister Amit Shah has asked Border Security Force to lead an inter-agency group that will seek to counter drones transporting weapons and explosives across the 182 km long international border in Jammu, from Pakistan. The increased drone activity across the border was brought to the notice of Home Minister Amit Shah in the security review meeting in Srinagar on …

Two drones spotted near Ambala airbase; probe initiated
2 years, 7 months ago

Two drones spotted near Ambala airbase; probe initiated

India TV News  

Highlights The drones were spotted on on August 13 and August 15 A complaint has been lodged at the Ambala Cantonment police station An FIR in the case has also been registered Drones were spotted flying around the Ambala Air Force Station on August 13 and 15. According to the details, the Indian Air Force has lodged a police complaint …

J&K | Pakistani Drone Spotted In Mangu Chak Village Of Samba District, Search Ops Underway
2 years, 8 months ago

J&K | Pakistani Drone Spotted In Mangu Chak Village Of Samba District, Search Ops Underway

ABP News  

A Pakistani drone was spotted by villagers during late last night in Mangu Chak village along the Indo-Pakistan international border in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, news agency ANI reported. "Late last night, villagers from Mangu Chak village, Samba informed Police of having spotted a drone in the area. In response to reports of a drone in the region …

J&K: Drone spotted near international border in Samba; search ops underway
2 years, 8 months ago

J&K: Drone spotted near international border in Samba; search ops underway

India TV News  

J&K: Drone spotted near international border in Samba; search ops underway Jammu and Kashmir: Earlier on July 4, villagers in the Rajpura area along the Indo-Pakistan international border in the Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir had spotted a Pakistani drone. Highlights The drone movement was detected by the security troops last night Security forces have deployed a drone to …

BSF Troop Shoots Down Pakistani Drones Carrying Contraband in Punjab's Ferozepur Sector
3 years ago

BSF Troop Shoots Down Pakistani Drones Carrying Contraband in Punjab's Ferozepur Sector

News 18  

The Border Security Force on Monday said that its alert troops shot down a drone which came from the Pakistan side in Punjab’s Ferozepur sector. According to the BSF officials, the forward deployed troopers heard the humming sound of a suspicious flying object around 0255 hours coming from the Pakistani side to India side in the Ferozepur sector. The BSF …

Jammu and Kashmir: Suspected drone activity reported in Arnia
3 years ago

Jammu and Kashmir: Suspected drone activity reported in Arnia

India TV News  

Highlights BSF on Mar 5 reported a suspected drone activity in general area of Arnia BSF in a statement said that a humming sound of "suspected" drone was heard today Further details to follow The Border Security Force opened fire at a suspected Pakistani drone along the International Border on Saturday, officials said as a massive search operation was launched …

133 drones sighted along Pak. border in 2 years, Punjab tells House panel
3 years, 1 month ago

133 drones sighted along Pak. border in 2 years, Punjab tells House panel

The Hindu  

Punjab government informed a Parliamentary Committee on Home Affairs that drones have been sighted near Pakistan border over 133 times in the last two years. “The State Government of Punjab further informed the Committee that in recent past, the movement of drones from across the international border has increased significantly.The first recorded delivery of arms/ammunition by drone was in August, …

BSF opens fire at drone along Indo-Pak border in Punjab's Amritsar
3 years, 5 months ago

BSF opens fire at drone along Indo-Pak border in Punjab's Amritsar

India Today  

A drone was spotted along the India-Pakistan border in Punjab's Amritsar under Ajnala police station limits on Thursday. The 73rd battalion of the Border Security Force opened fire on the drone, following which it went back towards the Pakistan side of the border. The BSF and security agencies are combing the area amid suspicion that the drone was used to …

J&K: Suspected drone activity reported yet again in Samba; forces on alert
3 years, 7 months ago

J&K: Suspected drone activity reported yet again in Samba; forces on alert

India TV News  

J&K: Suspected drone activity reported yet again in Samba; forces on alert On July 16, a drone that was operating around the Jammu Air Base was picked up by the radars of the anti-drone system deployed by the National Security Guard there. Suspected drone activity was reported in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district on Monday night. Commenting on the drone …

Jammu and Kashmir cops carry out search operations after suspected Pakistani drones hover within Indian territory
3 years, 8 months ago

Jammu and Kashmir cops carry out search operations after suspected Pakistani drones hover within Indian territory

Firstpost  

Earlier, three suspected Pakistani drones were sighted simultaneously in Samba district following which a massive combing operation was carried out. However, nothing was found on the ground Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Police carried out searches in Pargwal area near the International Border here after local residents allegedly spotted a flying object believed to be a drone, officials said on …

Suspected drones spotted at 3 places in Jammu region
3 years, 8 months ago

Suspected drones spotted at 3 places in Jammu region

India Today  

Suspected drones were spotted at three different places in Jammu Division of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday night. One suspected drone activity was witnessed near the International Border in Samba, while a second suspected drone activity was seen near ITBP camp in Ghagwal in Samba district. The Border Security Force reportedly fired few rounds of bullets at the suspected drone …

Jammu and Kashmir Police shoots down drone in Akhnoor, recovers 5 kg IED
3 years, 8 months ago

Jammu and Kashmir Police shoots down drone in Akhnoor, recovers 5 kg IED

India Today  

The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday shot down a hexacopter drone in Akhnoor area of Jammu district. Since the twin blasts at the Jammu airbase on June 27, several drones were spotted in the last one month on multiple locations in Jammu, raising threat of a drone attack. Amid the heightened drone activity, Jammu and Kashmir DGP Dilbag Singh …

Security tightened across J&K after 2 suspected drones spotted in Jammu region
3 years, 8 months ago

Security tightened across J&K after 2 suspected drones spotted in Jammu region

India Today  

Security has been tightened across Jammu and Kashmir after two suspected drones were spotted in the Jammu Division of the Union Territory on Friday evening. Quoting an unnamed police official, the report said, "Following information about a drone flying over the border belt of Kanachak along the International Border, a quick reaction team of the police swung into action and …

Suspicious Drone Spotted Again In Jammu, DGP Directs Security Forces To Stay Alert
3 years, 8 months ago

Suspicious Drone Spotted Again In Jammu, DGP Directs Security Forces To Stay Alert

ABP News  

Jammu: On Wednesday morning, security forces once again spotted a drone flying in the sky above the Satwari area in Jammu. Drones, frequently spotted flying in the skies above Jammu, have now become a cause of concern for the security forces right before Independence Day. Since the June 27 drone attack on Jammu's airport station, drones have been spotted a …

Another drone spotted near Jammu air force station weeks after attack
3 years, 8 months ago

Another drone spotted near Jammu air force station weeks after attack

India Today  

Weeks after the deadly drone attack at the air force station in Jammu, another drone movement was detected near the air base early on Wednesday morning. Around 4.05 am on Wednesday, a drone was spotted near the Jammu air base in Satwari, a few hundred metres away from the air base. Drones were used on June 27 to drop explosives …

NSG deploys radar, detects drone near Jammu air base weeks after attack
3 years, 8 months ago

NSG deploys radar, detects drone near Jammu air base weeks after attack

India Today  

In a major success for the security agencies, the anti-drone system deployed by the National Security Guards at the Jammu air base managed to pick up a drone flying around three kms away from it and alerted the forces. The system was deployed by the NSG in the Jammu sector after the drone attack on the air base three weeks …

Weeks After Jammu Air Force Station Attack, MOCA Issues Draft Of Refreshed Drone Policy
3 years, 8 months ago

Weeks After Jammu Air Force Station Attack, MOCA Issues Draft Of Refreshed Drone Policy

ABP News  

New Delhi: Just weeks after the drone attack at the Air Force station in Jammu, the Ministry of Civil Aviation has issued the draft of the new The Drone Rules, 2021 for public consultation. These drone rules which are "built on a premise of trust, self-certification, and non-intrusive monitoring" will replace the UAS Rules 2021 which were released on 12 …

Drone again spotted hovering near Jammu Air Force Station, security agencies on alert
3 years, 8 months ago

Drone again spotted hovering near Jammu Air Force Station, security agencies on alert

India TV News  

A drone was spotted near the Indian Air Force Station in Jammu on Wednesday night, keeping the security agencies and police on tenterhooks, news agency ANI reported. Drones have been sighted in the Union Territory earlier as well since the drone attack at the IAF Station in Jammu last month. Earlier on Wednesday, the Border Security Force troops fired and …

Drone Spotted Again in Jammu, 'Returns to Pakistan' as BSF Begins Firing
3 years, 8 months ago

Drone Spotted Again in Jammu, 'Returns to Pakistan' as BSF Begins Firing

News 18  

A drone was spotted near international border in Jammu around 10 pm on Tuesday, prompting the Border Security Force to fire five to six rounds, following which it went back to the Pakistan territory, an official said. This is for the sixth time that a drone was seen hovering over Jammu after two explosions rocked the India Air Force Station …

Army, police launch search ops in Jammu's Samba after locals report 'suspicious' activity
3 years, 8 months ago

Army, police launch search ops in Jammu's Samba after locals report 'suspicious' activity

India TV News  

Army and local police have launched search operations in the Jatwal area of Samba in Jammu after locals reported about suspicious activity by four suspects. "After locals informed of a suspicious person, search operation underway in Jatwal area of Samba," said the Jammu and Kashmir Police. Locals in the subsequent days claimed to see drones flying in Jammu, leaving security …

Militant Attacks Rise in Kashmir as Srinagar Inches Closer to Delhi
3 years, 8 months ago

Militant Attacks Rise in Kashmir as Srinagar Inches Closer to Delhi

The Quint  

However, from 19 June onwards—when the Union Home Secretary extended an invitation to J&K-based political parties to participate in all party meetings in New Delhi—till date, four civilians and two policemen have been killed in separate militant attacks across the Valley. On 27 June, in what was the first instance of militants deploying drones to strike vital installations, two bombs …

Jammu air base attack: Sale, use of drones banned in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara
3 years, 8 months ago

Jammu air base attack: Sale, use of drones banned in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara

India TV News  

Days after explosive-laden drones attacked the Jammu airbase, Kupwara district administration has imposed restrictions on the storage, sale, possession, use, and transport of drone, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. "Keeping in view the security situation apart from concerns of breach of privacy, nuisance and trespass, it is extremely dangerous to let unmanned aerial vehicles wander around in the skies within the territorial …

Drones banned in three more districts of J-K
3 years, 8 months ago

Drones banned in three more districts of J-K

India TV News  

Drones banned in three more districts of J-K Authorities in Srinagar and border districts of Rajouri and Kathua have already imposed such a ban after the recent terror attack at an IAF station in Jammu with armed drones. District authorities in Samba, Ramban and Baramulla in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday banned the storage, sale or possession of drones and …

Two drones used in last month's Jammu airport attack, eyewitnesses tell investigators
3 years, 8 months ago

Two drones used in last month's Jammu airport attack, eyewitnesses tell investigators

Firstpost  

For the most part, police sources say, drone flights have evaded detection except were prior intelligence was available, because of their small size and low engine noise New Delhi: Eyewitnesses testimony has enabled the National Investigation Agency to piece together the route used by the drones which bombed Jammu airport last month, sources familiar with the case have told News18. …

Drone seen over Indian High Commission in Islamabad, New Delhi protests breach: All you need to know
3 years, 8 months ago

Drone seen over Indian High Commission in Islamabad, New Delhi protests breach: All you need to know

Firstpost  

Two defence personnel were injured in twin blasts conducted by drones at Jammu’s IAF station on Sunday Days after a drone attacked the Indian Air Force station in Jammu, reports said that a drone was seen in the residential area of the Indian high commission in Islamabad. Two defence personnel were injured in twin blasts conducted by drones at Jammu’s …

Drone spotted over Indian High Commission in Islamabad, India lodges protest
3 years, 8 months ago

Drone spotted over Indian High Commission in Islamabad, India lodges protest

India TV News  

In a major security breach, a drone was spotted inside the premises of the Indian High Commission in Pakistan's Islamabad at the time when an attack on the Jammu airbase took place on Sunday. The details of a drone sighting inside the Indian Embassy in Islamabad emerged days after the drone attack on the Jammu Air Force station. The tension …

IAF personnel were alert during Jammu drone attack, acted swiftly after explosions: Sources
3 years, 8 months ago

IAF personnel were alert during Jammu drone attack, acted swiftly after explosions: Sources

India TV News  

The Indian Air Force personnel at the Jammu airbase acted swiftly after hearing the two drones enter the area and carry out explosions there, sources involved in the investigation of the case said. Two IAF personnel deployed at the Jammu airbase had heard the sound of drones entering the airbase late in the night after 1.30 am. Soon after the …

BSF opens fire at Pakistani drone trying to cross IB in Jammu's Arnia sector
3 years, 8 months ago

BSF opens fire at Pakistani drone trying to cross IB in Jammu's Arnia sector

Firstpost  

Security forces in Jammu and Kashmir are on high alert following Sunday’s drone attack on the Indian Air Force station in Jammu Jammu: The Border Security Force on Friday opened fire on a suspected Pakistani surveillance drone after it tried to venture into the Indian territory on the International Border in Jammu, officials said. The drone was spotted by the …

LeT could be behind drone attack in Jammu, says DGP
3 years, 8 months ago

LeT could be behind drone attack in Jammu, says DGP

The Hindu  

Security agencies suspected the role of the Lashkar-e-Taiba in the twin drone-driven blasts on the Indian Air Force’s technical airport in Jammu on June 27 and the possibility of it coming from across the border, Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police Dilbagh Singh said on Friday. However, on the basis of the past history of the LeT using drones …

Drone sighted near International Border in Jammu's Arnia sector, fifth incident in a week
3 years, 8 months ago

Drone sighted near International Border in Jammu's Arnia sector, fifth incident in a week

India TV News  

A drone was sighted near the International Border in the Arnia sector of Jammu on Friday morning. "Alert BSF troops fired at a small quadcopter belonging to Pakistan today morning as it was trying to cross the International Border in the Arnia sector. Earlier on Sunday, two explosives-laden drones were used to carry out an attack on the Jammu Air …

Drone spotted over Indian High Commission in Islamabad, Delhi lodges protest with Pakistan
3 years, 8 months ago

Drone spotted over Indian High Commission in Islamabad, Delhi lodges protest with Pakistan

India Today  

A drone was spotted on Sunday in the residential complex of the Indian High Commission in Islamabad causing a huge alarm for the Indian security establishment. Sources tell India Today that the matter of this major security breach in the diplomatic enclave in Islamabad was taken up through diplomatic channels by the High Commission officials with the Pakistan Foreign Office. …

Easy availability of drones a challenge, says Army chief Naravane on Jammu air base attack
3 years, 8 months ago

Easy availability of drones a challenge, says Army chief Naravane on Jammu air base attack

India Today  

Following the recent drone attack at the Jammu air base, Army chief General MM Naravane has told India Today TV that drones will increasingly be used both by state and non-state actors. “Army is factoring in both offensive and defensive use of drones and counter drone systems,” General MM Naravane has told India Today TV while also adding that there …

Jammu drone attack: Pakistan's role in strike is plausible, India must share probe findings at home, UNSC
3 years, 9 months ago

Jammu drone attack: Pakistan's role in strike is plausible, India must share probe findings at home, UNSC

Firstpost  

The drone attack on the Jammu airbase seriously escalates the threat of terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir from Pakistan. The drone used in the Jammu Air Force Station attack was a relatively less sophisticated one, but in future more potent drones with greater reach can be used. Pakistan National Security Adviser Moeed Yusuf claims that Kashmir has never belonged to …

With LoC Ceasefire Holding Well, This is How India Must Respond to Jammu Drone Attack
3 years, 9 months ago

With LoC Ceasefire Holding Well, This is How India Must Respond to Jammu Drone Attack

News 18  

The drone attack on the Jammu airbase seriously escalates the threat of terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir from Pakistan. Pakistan may also be calculating that for it to exit from the Financial Action Task Force or FATF grey list a ceasefire with India and curbing terrorist infiltration would add to its credibility in making the case that it was seriously …

Airports Authority of India calls high-level meet after Jammu drone attack
3 years, 9 months ago

Airports Authority of India calls high-level meet after Jammu drone attack

India Today  

The Airports Authority of India has called a high-level virtual meet in the aftermath of the Jammu drone attack. A drone was reportedly used to drop two explosives on the Indian Air Force technical airport in Jammu. Moreover, drones have been spotted hovering over security installations in Jammu on two separate occasions since the attack at the IAF base in …

Drones spotted again near military camps in Jammu, security forces on alert
3 years, 9 months ago

Drones spotted again near military camps in Jammu, security forces on alert

India Today  

Security personnel spotted drones at three separate places in Jammu for the fourth consecutive day on Wednesday. At 4.52 am, another flying object/drone was seen near the Air Force station signal in Kunjwani area of Jammu,” sources told India Today. The Indian Air Force station in Jammu had come under attack on Sunday when two bombs were dropped by two …

Two jawans spotted drones dropping bombs on Jammu IAF base, NIA to record statements
3 years, 9 months ago

Two jawans spotted drones dropping bombs on Jammu IAF base, NIA to record statements

India Today  

Two defence personnel spotted the drones that dropped explosives on the Indian Air Force base in Jammu. "On duty around 1:35 am on Sunday, the DSC sentry saw two drones entering over the air base and just within 30 seconds, the first blast occurred," said sources in the IAF. READ: IAF station in Jammu gets anti-drone system, jammers days after …

Drones spotted in Jammu for 4th day in a row after air base attack | Top developments
3 years, 9 months ago

Drones spotted in Jammu for 4th day in a row after air base attack | Top developments

India Today  

Drones were spotted near three different defence installations in Jammu for the fourth consecutive day on Wednesday. Drones were first used in Sunday's attack on the Jammu Air Force Station. A day after the attack on Jammu air base, two drones were found hovering over the Kaluchak military station on the intervening night of June 27-28. Sources told India Today …

J&K's Rajouri district bans use of drones after attack on Jammu IAF station
3 years, 9 months ago

J&K's Rajouri district bans use of drones after attack on Jammu IAF station

India Today  

Days after an Indian Air Force camp was bombed by armed drones in Jammu, the administration in the bordering district of Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir has issued orders banning storage, sale, possession, use and transport of drones. As per the order issued on Wednesday by Rajouri District Magistrate Rajesh Kumar, those having drones or similar objects in their possession …

IAF station in Jammu gets anti-drone system, jammers days after attack on air base
3 years, 9 months ago

IAF station in Jammu gets anti-drone system, jammers days after attack on air base

India Today  

An anti-drone system has been installed at the Indian Air Force station in Jammu amid multiple sightings of quadcopters in the city, days after explosives-laden drones dropped bombs in the technical area of the airport. Sources told India Today on Wednesday that an anti-drone system has been put in place at the Jammu Air Force station by the National Security …

Jammu drone attack: Why India needs Israel's technology as reality of UAV strikes sets in
3 years, 9 months ago

Jammu drone attack: Why India needs Israel's technology as reality of UAV strikes sets in

Firstpost  

Jammu Drone Attack: Drones are no longer mere nuisance, they can be a catalyst of destruction when they fall into wrong hands For a country that has an Unmanned Aerial Systems market pegged at $866 million and simultaneously a global market that has touched $21.47 billion, the audacious drone attacks on Sunday at the Air Force Station in Jammu must …

Drones spotted again over military installations in Jammu
3 years, 9 months ago

Drones spotted again over military installations in Jammu

Hindustan Times  

Drones were again spotted hovering over military installations in Jammu’s Ratnuchak, Kaluchak and Sunjuwan areas between 12.30am to 4.30am on Tuesday, a police officer said. Jammu district SSP Chandan Kohli said, “Army informed us that they spotted drones over Kaluchak, Ratnuchak and Sunjuwan early Tuesday. The drones on Tuesday were spotted after two similar devices were seen hovering over the …

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