UAVs
Drone operators who have so far got away with unauthorised flying of drones due to the absence of clearly laid out norms will have to watch out.
The
Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Rules, 2021, not only specifies the norms for operating
UAS or drones but also lists the quantum of punishment for unauthorised flying and manufacturing drones which range from Rs 25,000 to Rs 5 lakh.
“No unmanned aircraft system shall be used or operated or transferred to any other person in
India unless it is registered with the Director-General and it has a certificate of conformance issued either by an authorised importer or manufacturer,” the notification states.
Israeli is a leader in drone technology and so knows how to counter these dangerous weapons.
Israel’s defense giant Israel Aerospace Industries and Edge, a UAE-based advanced technology group, signed a memorandum of understanding on March 11. It is the latest in growing ties between Israel and the United Arab Emirates in the wake of the September 2020 peace deal. Since then IAI has also attended IDEX, the large defense exhibition in the UAE in February 2021. The new emerging partnership could see more Israeli defense companies working with partners in the Gulf.
The new memorandum foresees cooperation in developing advanced counter-drone solutions, or what is called C-UAE, countering unmanned aerial systems. Drones pose a growing threat, according to U.S. military leaders at Central Command. The Gulf is particularly vulnerable as the Iranian attack using drones and cruise missiles on Saudi Arabia’s Abqaiq energy facility in 2019 illustrated. Drones can be used by terrorist gro
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Israel’s Elbit Systems will provide Hermes 900 drones and associated systems, as well as maintenance and support services, to an unnamed Asian country.