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  • BSF intercepts 4 Pakistani drones, downs 3 alongside Punjab border in 24 hours

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    JALANDHAR: The Border Safety Drive (BSF) intercepted 4 Pakistani drones and shot down 3 of them alongside the Global Border in Punjab in 4 other incidents in over 24 hours, a spokesperson of the power mentioned on Saturday.

    Whilst 3 drones had been intercepted through the BSF on Friday night time, the fourth one was once shot down on Saturday night time.

    The primary drone, a black quadcopter of “DJI Matrice 300 RTK” make, was once recovered from Udhar Dhariwal village in Amritsar district, the spokesperson mentioned.

    BSF troops intercepted this unmanned aerial automobile (UAV) through firing round 9 pm on Friday, he mentioned.

    The second one drone, a quadcopter of the similar make, was once recovered from Rattan Khurd village in Amritsar district after troops fired at it round 9.30 pm.

    Two packets connected to the drone containing 2.6 kg of suspected heroin had been additionally recovered from the UAV that was once present in Rattan Khurd village, the spokesperson added.

    A 3rd drone was once intercepted on Friday night time alongside this entrance. Then again, it might no longer be recovered because it fell at the Pakistani facet, he mentioned.

    CCTV pictures confirmed other folks amassing this 3rd drone from the Pakistan facet, the spokesperson mentioned.

    The fourth drone “violated Indian airspace on Saturday night time and was once intercepted through firing within the jurisdiction of the Amritsar sector.”

    “The drone and a bag of suspected narcotics had been recovered,” the reputable mentioned.

    JALANDHAR: The Border Safety Drive (BSF) intercepted 4 Pakistani drones and shot down 3 of them alongside the Global Border in Punjab in 4 other incidents in over 24 hours, a spokesperson of the power mentioned on Saturday.

    Whilst 3 drones had been intercepted through the BSF on Friday night time, the fourth one was once shot down on Saturday night time.

    The primary drone, a black quadcopter of “DJI Matrice 300 RTK” make, was once recovered from Udhar Dhariwal village in Amritsar district, the spokesperson mentioned.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    BSF troops intercepted this unmanned aerial automobile (UAV) through firing round 9 pm on Friday, he mentioned.

    The second one drone, a quadcopter of the similar make, was once recovered from Rattan Khurd village in Amritsar district after troops fired at it round 9.30 pm.

    Two packets connected to the drone containing 2.6 kg of suspected heroin had been additionally recovered from the UAV that was once present in Rattan Khurd village, the spokesperson added.

    A 3rd drone was once intercepted on Friday night time alongside this entrance. Then again, it might no longer be recovered because it fell at the Pakistani facet, he mentioned.

    CCTV pictures confirmed other folks amassing this 3rd drone from the Pakistan facet, the spokesperson mentioned.

    The fourth drone “violated Indian airspace on Saturday night time and was once intercepted through firing within the jurisdiction of the Amritsar sector.”

    “The drone and a bag of suspected narcotics had been recovered,” the reputable mentioned.

  • BSF shoots at 3 drones on Indo-Pak border, recovers 10 kg heroin 

    About 10 kg of heroin, a pistol, {a magazine} and 8 rounds have been recovered within the collection of incidents.

    CHANDIGARH: The Border Safety Drive (BSF) introduced down a drone and shot at two others, it appears getting used to smuggle heroin, close to the India-Pakistan border in Punjab, an respectable stated on Tuesday.

    About 10 kg of heroin, a pistol, {a magazine} and 8 rounds have been recovered within the collection of incidents.

    In a single case, BSF squaddies opened fireplace at miscreants who hurled a heroin packet around the border fence in Fazilka district. A BSF spokesperson stated the power additionally apprehended two individuals.

    In Amritsar’s Rajatal village, the motion of a Pakistani drone used to be detected at round 8:30 pm on Monday and the BSF team of workers fired at it, the respectable.

    All over the hunt of the world on Tuesday, the power recovered a black colored drone (a DJI Matrice quadcopter).

    A packet of heroin weighing 2.6 kg, wrapped with yellow adhesive tape, used to be discovered within a bag hooked up to the drone, the spokesperson stated.

    In Amritsar’s Bachiwind village, the BSF shot down any other drone getting into the village from the Pakistan aspect on Monday night time.

    3 kg of heroin, hid within 3 packets, used to be recovered from a polyester bag all the way through the hunt, the spokesperson stated, including two other folks have been additionally apprehended.

    In Hardo Rattan village in Amritsar, the BSF opened fireplace at any other Pakistani drone and later recovered two packets of heroin weighing 2 kg all the way through a seek of the world.

    In Fazilka district, the BSF team of workers opened fireplace at some miscreants when they heard the thumping sound of one thing being thrown over the border fence close to village Natha Singh Wala early Tuesday morning.

    The miscreants controlled to escape, the spokesperson stated, including that two packets of heroin weighing 2 kg and a China-made pistol along side {a magazine} and 8 rounds have been recovered all the way through the hunt of the world.

  • Drone with 3 kg heroin seized close to India-Pakistan border in Punjab’s Tarn Taran 

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    CHANDIGARH: A drone along side 3 kg of heroin used to be recovered close to the India-Pakistan border in Punjab’s Tarn Taran district, a most sensible officer of the state police mentioned on Sunday. 

    The restoration used to be made in a joint operation of the Punjab Police and the Border Safety Power.

    “Sporting at the particular force in opposition to trans-border smuggling networks, Tarn Taran Police and BSF, in a joint operation have recovered a quadcopter drone with 3 kg heroin all through a seek in a space of PS Valtoha, Tarn Taran,” mentioned Director Normal of Police Gaurav Yadav in a tweet.

    This comes an afternoon after the Border Safety Power recovered about 25 kg of heroin, which used to be airdropped through a Pakistani drone within the Fazilka district.

    At the intervening night time of Thursday and Friday, a drone used to be discovered from a box close to the India-Pakistan border within the Tarn Taran district along side over 5 kg of heroin, police had mentioned.

    On Monday, two Pakistani drones, wearing round 10 kg of heroin, have been gunned down through the BSF alongside the India-Pakistan border in Amritsar and Tarn Taran.

    On Wednesday, a damaged quadcopter drone used to be recovered from the realm of village Van Tara Singh in Khalra in Tarn Taran.

    CHANDIGARH: A drone along side 3 kg of heroin used to be recovered close to the India-Pakistan border in Punjab’s Tarn Taran district, a most sensible officer of the state police mentioned on Sunday. 

    The restoration used to be made in a joint operation of the Punjab Police and the Border Safety Power.

    “Sporting at the particular force in opposition to trans-border smuggling networks, Tarn Taran Police and BSF, in a joint operation have recovered a quadcopter drone with 3 kg heroin all through a seek in a space of PS Valtoha, Tarn Taran,” mentioned Director Normal of Police Gaurav Yadav in a tweet.

    This comes an afternoon after the Border Safety Power recovered about 25 kg of heroin, which used to be airdropped through a Pakistani drone within the Fazilka district.

    At the intervening night time of Thursday and Friday, a drone used to be discovered from a box close to the India-Pakistan border within the Tarn Taran district along side over 5 kg of heroin, police had mentioned.

    On Monday, two Pakistani drones, wearing round 10 kg of heroin, have been gunned down through the BSF alongside the India-Pakistan border in Amritsar and Tarn Taran.

    On Wednesday, a damaged quadcopter drone used to be recovered from the realm of village Van Tara Singh in Khalra in Tarn Taran.

  • Indian Military to get excessive and medium-altitude logistics drones

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    NEW DELHI: In a bid to enhance the logistics functions in high-altitude spaces the Indian Military has floated a Request For Proposal (RFP) to acquire drones in the course of the emergency procurement direction via rapid observe process. As consistent with the plan, the Indian Military is in search of 163 drones to be operable on the excessive altitude whilst the rest 200 at medium altitudes with equipment. 

    The Ministry of Defence (MoD), intends to acquire amount 163 Logistic Drones (Top Altitude) and 200 Logistic Drones (Medium Altitude) in conjunction with Equipment beneath Purchase (Indian) class and seeks participation within the procurement procedure from potential Bidders matter to necessities in succeeding paragraphs.

    As consistent with the Defence Ministry, the mandate is to have 60 consistent with cent indigenous content material.

    The responses had been sought from Unique Apparatus Producers (OEM) or Accepted Distributors or Govt Backed Export Companies (acceptable when it comes to nations the place home rules don’t allow direct export via OEM) matter to the situation that during circumstances the place the similar apparatus is obtainable via greater than probably the most aforementioned events, desire could be given to the OEM.

    As consistent with the temporary, the drones will have to be suitable with Defence Sequence Map and Form record structure with a challenge vary of now not lower than 10 km. Additionally, 163 drones with an operational altitude of now not lower than 4000m AMSL (Approx 13,000ft) and 200 drones will have to be suitable to perform from 3000m AGL (Approx 9800ft).

    The drones will have to consist of 1 audiovisual consistent with gadget, one MPGCS, one color day video digital camera, a Monochromatic evening Thermal Sensor, a container for carriage of shops and one set of a spare battery.

    Weight of the drones will have to now not be greater than 100 Kg (+10%) however appropriate to resist excessive altitude robust wind currents/ gusts.

    The staying power of each the drones will have to be minimal of 40 mins with a payload capability of about 15 Kg for Top Altitude drone and now not lower than 20kg for the medium altitude drone. In medium altitude, the operational altitude will have to be 3000m AMSL and 1000m AGL (above floor stage).

    The drones can have a couple of use together with ferrying ammunition, meals, gas or even drugs, stated a supply.

    “This RFP is being issued and not using a monetary dedication; and the Ministry of Defence reserves the precise to withdraw the RFP and alter or range any section thereof or foreclose the procurement case at any level,” the RFP reads. 

    NEW DELHI: In a bid to enhance the logistics functions in high-altitude spaces the Indian Military has floated a Request For Proposal (RFP) to acquire drones in the course of the emergency procurement direction via rapid observe process. As consistent with the plan, the Indian Military is in search of 163 drones to be operable on the excessive altitude whilst the rest 200 at medium altitudes with equipment. 

    The Ministry of Defence (MoD), intends to acquire amount 163 Logistic Drones (Top Altitude) and 200 Logistic Drones (Medium Altitude) in conjunction with Equipment beneath Purchase (Indian) class and seeks participation within the procurement procedure from potential Bidders matter to necessities in succeeding paragraphs.

    As consistent with the Defence Ministry, the mandate is to have 60 consistent with cent indigenous content material.

    The responses had been sought from Unique Apparatus Producers (OEM) or Accepted Distributors or Govt Backed Export Companies (acceptable when it comes to nations the place home rules don’t allow direct export via OEM) matter to the situation that during circumstances the place the similar apparatus is obtainable via greater than probably the most aforementioned events, desire could be given to the OEM.

    As consistent with the temporary, the drones will have to be suitable with Defence Sequence Map and Form record structure with a challenge vary of now not lower than 10 km. Additionally, 163 drones with an operational altitude of now not lower than 4000m AMSL (Approx 13,000ft) and 200 drones will have to be suitable to perform from 3000m AGL (Approx 9800ft).

    The drones will have to consist of 1 audiovisual consistent with gadget, one MPGCS, one color day video digital camera, a Monochromatic evening Thermal Sensor, a container for carriage of shops and one set of a spare battery.

    Weight of the drones will have to now not be greater than 100 Kg (+10%) however appropriate to resist excessive altitude robust wind currents/ gusts.

    The staying power of each the drones will have to be minimal of 40 mins with a payload capability of about 15 Kg for Top Altitude drone and now not lower than 20kg for the medium altitude drone. In medium altitude, the operational altitude will have to be 3000m AMSL and 1000m AGL (above floor stage).

    The drones can have a couple of use together with ferrying ammunition, meals, gas or even drugs, stated a supply.

    “This RFP is being issued and not using a monetary dedication; and the Ministry of Defence reserves the precise to withdraw the RFP and alter or range any section thereof or foreclose the procurement case at any level,” the RFP reads. 

  • BSF shoots down 2d drone in 3 days alongside Pak border in Punjab 

    By means of PTI

    NEW DELHI/ AMRITSAR: The Border Safety Power shot down a quad-copter drone on Sunday evening alongside the India-Pakistan global border within the Amritsar area, officers stated.

    That is the second one such incident within the closing 3 days at this frontier.

    The drone weighing 12 kg had 4 propellers, intercepted and shot round 9.15 pm close to the Rania border put up in Amritsar sector by way of the troops of the twenty second Battalion of the BSF, they stated.

    Some consignment that was once loaded and being ferried by way of the drone was once additionally recovered.

    Extra main points are awaited, a BSF spokesperson stated.

    In a an identical incident that happened at the intervening evening of October 13-14 the BSF shot down a big (quad copter) Pakistani drone within the Gurdaspur sector of Punjab.

    NEW DELHI/ AMRITSAR: The Border Safety Power shot down a quad-copter drone on Sunday evening alongside the India-Pakistan global border within the Amritsar area, officers stated.

    That is the second one such incident within the closing 3 days at this frontier.

    The drone weighing 12 kg had 4 propellers, intercepted and shot round 9.15 pm close to the Rania border put up in Amritsar sector by way of the troops of the twenty second Battalion of the BSF, they stated.

    Some consignment that was once loaded and being ferried by way of the drone was once additionally recovered.

    Extra main points are awaited, a BSF spokesperson stated.

    In a an identical incident that happened at the intervening evening of October 13-14 the BSF shot down a big (quad copter) Pakistani drone within the Gurdaspur sector of Punjab.

  • BSF weapons down Pakistan drone alongside border in Amritsar 

    Via PTI

    CHANDIGARH: Border Safety Drive troops in Punjab’s Amritsar on Friday shot down a drone after it had sneaked into the Indian territory from Pakistan, officers mentioned.

    BSF staff on the Shahpur border outpost fired 17 rounds once they spotted the drone coming from the Pakistani facet round 4:30 am, an legit of the border guarding power mentioned.

    Illuminating bombs had been extensively utilized to extend visibility because it used to be nonetheless darkish, he legit, including that the drone used to be shot down right away after it entered Indian territory.

    A rope used to be additionally discovered hooked up to the drone, the legit mentioned, including {that a} seek operation used to be underway within the house.

    BSF Director Basic Pankaj Kumar Singh on Wednesday had mentioned the power used to be alive to the specter of drones and that it were running to counter it.

    The BSF guards India’s borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh. The whole period of Punjab’s border with Pakistan is 553 kilometres.

    CHANDIGARH: Border Safety Drive troops in Punjab’s Amritsar on Friday shot down a drone after it had sneaked into the Indian territory from Pakistan, officers mentioned.

    BSF staff on the Shahpur border outpost fired 17 rounds once they spotted the drone coming from the Pakistani facet round 4:30 am, an legit of the border guarding power mentioned.

    Illuminating bombs had been extensively utilized to extend visibility because it used to be nonetheless darkish, he legit, including that the drone used to be shot down right away after it entered Indian territory.

    A rope used to be additionally discovered hooked up to the drone, the legit mentioned, including {that a} seek operation used to be underway within the house.

    BSF Director Basic Pankaj Kumar Singh on Wednesday had mentioned the power used to be alive to the specter of drones and that it were running to counter it.

    The BSF guards India’s borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh. The whole period of Punjab’s border with Pakistan is 553 kilometres.

  • Spice up to Indian defence business as panel clears proposals price Rs 28,000 crores

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    NEW DELHI:  The Defence Acquisition Council on Tuesday cleared the most important first step for purchasing army apparatus and guns price Rs 28,732 crore, via accepting they had been important for drive. The proposals come with shopping swarm drones, bulletproof jackets and carbines underneath the indigenously designed, evolved and manufactured scheme to advertise self-reliance.

    The council’s assembly used to be chaired via Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. The approvals are anticipated to offer impetus to the home small hands production business. In addition they got here amid a standoff with China alongside the Line of Exact Regulate in Ladakh.

    Bulletproof jackets with Indian Same old BIS VI stage of coverage had been put at the procurement listing “making an allowance for the call for of enhanced coverage in opposition to the specter of enemy snipers for our troops deployed alongside the Line of Regulate, and in shut struggle operations in counter-terrorism situation,” the defence ministry stated.

    Additionally at the purchase listing are about 4 lakh close-quarter combat carbines for the services and products of standard and hybrid struggle and counter-terrorism on the borders. Since drones had been a drive multiplier in army operations in contemporary conflicts internationally, the council authorized the procurement of self sufficient surveillance and armed drone swarms.

    An offer to acquire 14 speedy patrol vessels for the Indian Coast Guard with 60% Indian content material, too, has been cleared. The council additionally authorized the Army’s proposal to acquire an upgraded 1,250 KW marine fuel turbine generator for energy era on board the Kolkata magnificence of ships.

    Additionally a few of the authorized proposals are guided prolonged vary rocket ammunition, space denial munition Kind I and infantry struggle automobile command, which were designed and evolved via DRDO. The whole worth of those 3 proposals is Rs 8,599 crore. The prolonged vary rocket ammo has a spread of 75 km with an accuracy of 40 metres. The Kind I ammo incorporates dual-purpose sub-munitions in a position to neutralising tanks and armoured workforce carriers.

    NEW DELHI:  The Defence Acquisition Council on Tuesday cleared the most important first step for purchasing army apparatus and guns price Rs 28,732 crore, via accepting they had been important for drive. The proposals come with shopping swarm drones, bulletproof jackets and carbines underneath the indigenously designed, evolved and manufactured scheme to advertise self-reliance.

    The council’s assembly used to be chaired via Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. The approvals are anticipated to offer impetus to the home small hands production business. In addition they got here amid a standoff with China alongside the Line of Exact Regulate in Ladakh.

    Bulletproof jackets with Indian Same old BIS VI stage of coverage had been put at the procurement listing “making an allowance for the call for of enhanced coverage in opposition to the specter of enemy snipers for our troops deployed alongside the Line of Regulate, and in shut struggle operations in counter-terrorism situation,” the defence ministry stated.

    Additionally at the purchase listing are about 4 lakh close-quarter combat carbines for the services and products of standard and hybrid struggle and counter-terrorism on the borders. Since drones had been a drive multiplier in army operations in contemporary conflicts internationally, the council authorized the procurement of self sufficient surveillance and armed drone swarms.

    An offer to acquire 14 speedy patrol vessels for the Indian Coast Guard with 60% Indian content material, too, has been cleared. The council additionally authorized the Army’s proposal to acquire an upgraded 1,250 KW marine fuel turbine generator for energy era on board the Kolkata magnificence of ships.

    Additionally a few of the authorized proposals are guided prolonged vary rocket ammunition, space denial munition Kind I and infantry struggle automobile command, which were designed and evolved via DRDO. The whole worth of those 3 proposals is Rs 8,599 crore. The prolonged vary rocket ammo has a spread of 75 km with an accuracy of 40 metres. The Kind I ammo incorporates dual-purpose sub-munitions in a position to neutralising tanks and armoured workforce carriers.

  • Garuda Aerospace deploys drones to enhance rescue efforts in flood-hit Assam

    By way of PTI

    CHENNAI: Drone start-up Garuda Aerospace has deployed emergency supply drones in Assam to enhance the rescue efforts, following heavy floods and landslides within the state, the corporate mentioned on Friday.

    In line with the city-based corporate, the drones have been used to ship emergency meals and medication packets to other people suffering from the floods.

    “Garuda Aerospace has deployed White Knight Supply Drones in Assam to enhance the state crisis control division’s rescue efforts amid the continued floods and landslide scenario,” an organization observation mentioned.

    In line with Garuda Aerospace Founder-CEO Agnishwar Jayaprakash, the White Knight Drones have been used broadly right through the Covid-19 enforced lockdown to ship drugs and different emergency provides in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh and Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.

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    Not too long ago, meals aggregator Swiggy partnered with Garuda Aerospace for taking over supply of programs for his or her Instamart Darkish retail outlets via drones, the observation added.

    The flood scenario in Assam was once important on Friday with 45.34 lakh other people reeling beneath the deluge, officers mentioned, including that the toll has risen to 108 with seven deaths reported within the remaining 24 hours.

    The Brahmaputra and Barak rivers together with their tributaries are in spate, at the same time as floodwaters began receding from few spaces, they mentioned.

  • Safety forces alert to risk of drones from throughout border: BSF officer

    Danger of drones have been provide far and wide alongside the Indo-Pakistan border however safety forces are alert to foil any nefarious design from around the border and to verify the safety of the folk.

  • BSF fires at Pakistan drone, foils medication, weapon smuggling bid in Punjab

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    NEW DELHI: The Border Safety Drive (BSF) on Wednesday claimed to have foiled a narcotics and weapon smuggling bid via a drone alongside the India-Pakistan border in Punjab.

    A senior authentic of the drive stated troops fired on the drone when they heard a “humming sound of a suspected flying object coming from the Pakistani facet to the Indian facet” round 1 am within the Panjgrain house of Gurdaspur sector.

    “All over seek within the house of village Ghaggar and Singhoke, two packets of yellow color with suspected contraband were recovered thus far,” the senior officer stated. It’s suspected that the drone dropped the packets, he added.

    A pistol was once additionally noticed wrapped within the packet, and the consignment was once discovered within the box about 2.7 km from the fence, the officer stated.

    A seek is on to seek out if the drone too was once downed or if it escaped, he added.