Drone swarms is a brand new frontier in army tech, the place a whole bunch of small drones in a coordinated method are programmed to take down a goal
New Delhi: The defence acquisition council (DAC) headed by defence minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday gave preliminary approval for arms procurement proposals price Rs 28,732 crore together with autonomous surveillance and armed swarm drones for the Military.
The ‘drone swarms’ is a brand new frontier in army know-how, the place a whole bunch of small drones in a coordinated method are programmed to take down a goal. The big variety of drones participating within the assault makes the air defence system nearly ineffective.
Militaries around the globe are the usage of drones after Azerbaijan used them to defeat Armenia. Drones are being utilized by the Houthi rebels in opposition to Saudi Arabia and by Ukranian forces in opposition to Russia.
The DAC gave approval for the acquisition of 4 lakh carbines for close-quarters battle. For enhanced safety in opposition to enemy snipers alongside the Line of Management, and in shut fight counter-terrorism operations, DAC gave preliminary approval to purchase bulletproof jackets with Indian Normal BIS VI degree of safety.
DAC additionally permitted the Navy’s proposal to acquire an upgraded 1250KW capability marine fuel turbine generator for energy era software onboard the Kolkata class of ships by way of Indian trade.
The DAC additionally permitted the proposal of procurement of 14 Quick Patrol Vessels (FPVs) for the Coast Guard beneath the Purchase Indian scheme.
