- By Shubham Bajpai
- Sun, 13 Apr 2025 04:54 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
The Indian Army recently shot down a Pakistan Army drone using the indigenously developed and designed anti-drone system in Jammu and Kashmir. The 'Integrated Drone Detection and Interdiction System' brought the Pak drone down while it was trying to carry out surveillance along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Jammu region.
Based on the defence sources, ANI reported that the drone which was shot down was of Chinese origin and was shot by Army Air Defence units deployed in the 16 Corps area, located south of the Pir Panjal ranges in the Jammu region.
The report further added that the incident occurred when the hostile drone was detected operating close to Indian territory along the LoC.
Sources said that the drone was brought down using the indigenously designed and developed 'Integrated Drone Detection and Interdiction System,' which is capable of jamming, spoofing, and bringing down enemy drones across a variety of ranges and scenarios.
The IDDIS is developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). The system has been deployed in significant numbers along India's borders, they added.
Furthermore, they added that the indigenous anti-drone system is also equipped with a 2-kilowatt laser beam that can strike down enemy drones from an effective range of 800 to 1,000 metres.
The DRDO-developed system is actively used by the India Army and the other security forces for counter drone operations.
Earlier in the day, security forces seized a cache of 1 M4 rifle, two AK47s with some of their bullets along with medicines, after three terrorists were killed in Kishtwar in Jammu and Kashmir.
Reacting to the encounter in which three terrorists were gunned down in Kishtwar, the region's MLA Shagun Parihar termed it as a "big success" for security forces and said Jammu and Kashmir will soon become terrorism free.