India to buy Israeli anti-drone system

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New Delhi

India is likely to purchase the anti-drone system from Israel called Smash 2000 to deal with the fresh security threat posed by the use of cheap and easily available drones in the attack on an Indian Air Force base in Jammu recently.

According to the sources, Indian Navy has already been testing an anti-drone system  for some time as the threat of such an attack was already there.

The decision of buying the Israeli system is expected to be taken shortly in view of the sightings of more drones in and around the border areas of Jammu post the IAF base attack. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has since confirmed the use of two drones in the Satwari attack from its preliminary findings and formally taken over the probe.

The forensic experts have identified the variety of RDX used in the attack, sources said.

India’s top leaders Prime Minister  Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Home Minister Amit Shah remained huddled with National security Advisor Ajit Doval to discuss the new security scenario due to drone attacks.

Jammu and Kashmir Police Chief Dilbag Singh has confirmed the involvement of the Lashkar-e-toiba in the twin drone attacks in Satwari. He claimed the machines had come from Pakistan for use.

Police have issues advisories to the public living in the border areas of Jammu to report any flying objected they notice in their skies.

Analysts feel the drone attacks could be the Lashkar and Pakistan’s reaction to the massive blast outside the house of Lashkar-e-toiba chief Hafiz Saeed in Lahore. Interestingly Saeed, who is believed to be serving a five-year jail term for terror funding, remains one of the most guarded persons in Pakistan even after being designated as a global terrorist by the United Nations Security Council.

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