New Delhi: Unauthorised drones humming over Indian airports may soon be tracked, stopped and even landed by enhanced mitigation systems.
The Ministry of Civil Aviation has roped in private companies from five countries, including Germany and Russia, to conduct field trials to demonstrate counter-drone technology that can halt unmanned aerial objects near airports. IITs have also been roped in for the project.
Once trials are over, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) will submit a report to the civil aviation ministry following which the procurement process will start, ThePrint has learned.
“The initiative is in compliance with the drone regulation policy put out by the Ministry of Civil Aviation last year. The idea is to counter drones or other unmanned aerial flying objects which can prove to be a security threat and disrupt flight operations,” said a source from the ministry, who did not wish to be named.
The DGCA had, in December 2018, issued a policy to permit use of remotely-piloted or unmanned aerial vehicles only for civilian commercial and personal use under stipulated conditions.
The demand for drones has increased in the past few years with interest in aerial photography and other commercial applications.
But the challenge still remains on ways to monitor these vehicles in sensitive areas since there is no way to communicate with or identify their operators.
21/06/19 ANanya Bhardwaj/The Print
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The Ministry of Civil Aviation has roped in private companies from five countries, including Germany and Russia, to conduct field trials to demonstrate counter-drone technology that can halt unmanned aerial objects near airports. IITs have also been roped in for the project.
Once trials are over, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) will submit a report to the civil aviation ministry following which the procurement process will start, ThePrint has learned.
“The initiative is in compliance with the drone regulation policy put out by the Ministry of Civil Aviation last year. The idea is to counter drones or other unmanned aerial flying objects which can prove to be a security threat and disrupt flight operations,” said a source from the ministry, who did not wish to be named.
The DGCA had, in December 2018, issued a policy to permit use of remotely-piloted or unmanned aerial vehicles only for civilian commercial and personal use under stipulated conditions.
The demand for drones has increased in the past few years with interest in aerial photography and other commercial applications.
But the challenge still remains on ways to monitor these vehicles in sensitive areas since there is no way to communicate with or identify their operators.
21/06/19 ANanya Bhardwaj/The Print
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