The BSF, which guards India\u2019s borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh, is training special units of \u201cdrone commandos\u201d and \u201cdrone warriors\u201d for modern warfare involving remote-controlled aerial platforms, with plans to deploy them in missions such as Operation Sindoor.<\/p>\n
A \u2018School of Drone Warfare\u2019 was inaugurated by Border Security Force (BSF) director general Daljit Singh Chawdhary at the officers\u2019 training academy of the force in Tekanpur, Madhya Pradesh, on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
PTI had reported in July that the about 2.65 lakh personnel strong force was raising its maiden \u201cdrone squadron\u201d following the lessons learnt after Operation Sindoor.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe School of Drone Warfare will provide special training to the border guarding troops of the force in combating modern strategic challenges,\u201d a force spokesperson said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe institute will prepare drone commandos and drone warriors through five special courses that include unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operations, anti-drone warfare and surveillance and intelligence gathering,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The school has simulators and live drone flying zones, facilities for payload integration in the UAVs and night operations, tools for radio frequency (RF) jammers and kinetic interceptors, apart from linked hardware and Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools.<\/p>\n
The BSF DG, after the inauguration of the school, addressed the trainee officers and spoke about the ongoing three-year-long Russia-Ukraine war, where drones have played an important role apart from some other battles and the strategic takeaways from Operation Sindoor conducted by India against Pakistan in response to the Pahalgam terrorist attack, a senior officer said.<\/p>\n
Chawdhary also spoke about the role of AI and machine learning (ML) in combat, proactive and weaponised drone use for decisive outcomes, the importance of FPV (first person view related to remote piloting of Kamikaze drones) and strategic changes in national policies, the official said.<\/p>\n
Eighteen BSF troops, during the Independence Day in August, were awarded gallantry medals for displaying \u201cconspicuous bravery\u201d and \u201cunmatched valour\u201d during Operation Sindoor. These included two personnel who were decorated with the military-issued Vir Chakra posthumously.<\/p>\n
The force also tackles Chinese-made Pakistani drones that smuggle drugs, weapons and ammunition into India from across the international border on the country\u2019s western side every day.<\/p>\n
The BSF is tasked with guarding the 2,290-km India-Pakistan International Border (IB) apart from the Line of Control (LoC) under the Army\u2019s operational command, and the 4,096-km front with Bangladesh on the eastern side. (PTI)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The BSF, which guards India\u2019s borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh, is training special units of \u201cdrone commandos\u201d and \u201cdrone warriors\u201d for modern warfare involving remote-controlled aerial platforms, with plans to deploy them in missions such as Operation Sindoor. A \u2018School of Drone Warfare\u2019 was inaugurated by Border Security Force (BSF) director general Daljit Singh Chawdhary […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4462,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-4463","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-national"},"yoast_head":"\n