CAA, Border Security Tightens Further: What is the BSF’s ‘Durga Drone Squadron’? Discover India’s New Border Technology
CAA, Border Security Tightens Further: What is the BSF’s ‘Durga Drone Squadron’? Discover India’s New Border Technology ReportedbySanchita chatterjee: The implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), the Border Security Force (BSF) has manifold increased surveillance along the India-Bangladesh and India-Pakistan borders. To curb infiltration as well as the smuggling of weapons and narcotics, the BSF has now deployed state-of-the-art drones, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and specially trained ‘drone squadrons’ in the field. For those attempting to illegally enter India by breaching the barbed-wire fences, crossing the border has now become nearly impossible. The Nation’s First ‘Dedicated Drone Squadron’ To combat infiltration and smuggling, the BSF has established its own dedicated ‘Drone Squadron.’ The primary objective of this unit is to patrol the border airspace 24 hours a day, around the clock. Specifically, in the darkness of night or amidst dense fog, t...