{"id":766,"date":"2024-01-09T09:55:41","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T09:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iasquest.com\/?p=766"},"modified":"2026-02-11T19:22:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T19:22:31","slug":"in-news-with-rising-use-of-drones-drdo-develops-own-counter-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingmakersiasacademy.com\/current-affairs\/in-news-with-rising-use-of-drones-drdo-develops-own-counter-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"In News: With rising use of drones, DRDO develops own counter technology."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Amidst the rising deployment of drones for surveillance, logistics support and even attack, India has developed an effective counter-technology. This is along with the multiple types of drones being developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>As per the report recently tabled by a parliamentary standing committee, the DRDO \u201cis developing an indigenous counter-drone technology, which is capable of counterattacks including detection, soft kill and hard kill of all types of drones.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Anti-drone technology is where the focus should be, and in that, DRDO is working very closely with the industry. We are also doing a lot of R&amp;D for anti-drone protection against these types of drones.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The work on meeting the rising demand for different types of drones is also being carried out, including micro-drones. The Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle TAPAS developed for ISTAR (Intelligence in Surveillance, Reconnaissance And Target Acquisition) application is in the advanced stage of developmental trials.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Short Range Armed UAV Archer is being developed for reconnaissance, surveillance and low-intensity conflict. \u201cDevelopmental flight trials are under progress,\u201d said a DRDO statement.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Meanwhile, the parliamentary committee report also talks about delays in projects by the DRDO. Of the 55 projects, 23 were not completed within the stipulated time.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>TAPAS-BH is a MALE UAV with an operating altitude of 30000 ft, endurance of 24 hrs with EO &amp; SAR payloads and a range of 250 kms<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>It can carry a variety of payloads up to a maximum of 350 kgs. Rustom-2 is a platform designed to perform Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance missions for Indian Armed Forces<\/strong>. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Its mission requirements are to provide continuous wide area coverage and yet be able to identify small targets. 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