New guidelines for procuring anti-drone technology soon: Govt

Amid rising number of cases of drones being used for smuggling in arms, explosives and drugs from across the border, the Union government will soon issue guidelines for the procurement of anti-drone technology and systems.

Though the Border Security Force (BSF), the National Security Guard (NSG) along with the Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) have been working on counter-drone technology, things are at a nascent stage and it will take time to come up with an effective counter-drone technology, sources in the security set up said.

The Union Home Ministry has taken feedback from the central security forces to formulate the standard guidelines for the procurement of counter-drone technology and it is learnt that the possible technology has been identified by the government and soon the procurement guidelines will be issued, officials said.