Indian navy growing capabilities to counter drone threats: Army chief Naravane

Amid heightened safety throughout Jammu and Kashmir (J&Ok) following a drone assault on the Indian Air Force station in Jammu, Army Chief General M M Naravane Thursday stated that the straightforward availability of drones has elevated the complexity of safety challenges. He, nonetheless, identified that the Indian navy was growing capabilities to successfully cope with the threats.
In an handle at a think-tank, General Naravane stated the safety institution was properly conscious of the challenges and that sure measures had been put in place to cope with them.

“We are developing capabilities to deal with the threats whether they are state-sponsored or by states themselves. We are developing capabilities to deal with drone threats both in the kinetic and non-kinetic realm,” General Naravane was quoted as saying by information company PTI.
General Naravane’s response comes amid reviews of steady sightings of drones on the outskirts of Jammu metropolis following the terrorist assault on Sunday. The drone assault was the primary of its type on Indian soil.
In his handle, the Army chief additionally spoke on the scenario alongside the Line of Control (LoC) in J&Ok. He stated that no infiltration had occurred alongside the LoC after a ceasefire understanding was reached between Indian and Pakistani militaries in February.

General Naravane additionally stated that since there was no infiltration, the variety of terrorism-related incidents had come down.
“There will always be elements who will try to sabotage the process of peace and development, we have to cater for that,” he stated with out elaborating.

“We have a strong counter-terrorism and counter-infiltration grid in Jammu and Kashmir and our operation to ensure peace and tranquillity will continue,” he added.
(Inputs from PTI)