Punjab: Drishti-10 drones to be deployed near border

New Delhi, January 14

The Indian Army’s surveillance capability along the border with Punjab is all set to get a boost as the force is set to deploy its Drishti-10 medium-altitude, long-endurance drones at a forward base in the Punjab sector.

The drones are expected to be inducted into the force in the next two to three months by the Indian firm Adani Defence.

The Army has placed orders for two of these drones from the firm under emergency provisions that mandate that the systems supplied by vendors should be more than 60 per cent indigenous.

The Army has plans to deploy these drones in the Punjab sector to keep an eye on a large area, including the desert sector and areas north to Punjab, officials said.