Report: India to Use Israeli UAVs for Surveillance, Counter-Insurgency Ops in Kashmir
Ami Rojkes Dombe
| 05/04/2017
Security agencies in Kashmir will be accelerating the use of Israeli-built drones during counter-insurgency operations in the Valley, after facing stiff resistance from protesters while carrying out anti-militancy operations in congested localities. These drones will not only help security forces keep a tap on the movement of protesters thronging encounter sites, they will also pin point the exact location of militants in congested localities.
Bhavesh Choudhary, a spokesperson for the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), says the forces have already used UAVs during anti-militancy operations and surveillance. "We've used them during several operations, and we'll do so again for surveillance purposes," he said.
CRPF had employed "Netra drones" in Kashmir last year, but they were not used too frequently, given their inability to remain airborne for over 30 minutes, and the limited impact they had on controlling unruly mobs.
[Source: First Post]
Security agencies in Kashmir will be accelerating the use of Israeli-built drones during counter-insurgency operations in the Valley, after facing stiff resistance from protesters while carrying out anti-militancy operations in congested localities. These drones will not only help security forces keep a tap on the movement of protesters thronging encounter sites, they will also pin point the exact location of militants in congested localities.
Bhavesh Choudhary, a spokesperson for the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), says the forces have already used UAVs during anti-militancy operations and surveillance. "We've used them during several operations, and we'll do so again for surveillance purposes," he said.
CRPF had employed "Netra drones" in Kashmir last year, but they were not used too frequently, given their inability to remain airborne for over 30 minutes, and the limited impact they had on controlling unruly mobs.
[Source: First Post]
