What Happened
New Delhi Invests In Integrated Air Defence Amid Rising Drone Threats
India is developing an integrated UAV-Counter-UAV ecosystem, with a focus on sensing, deciding, acting, and surviving in a contested battlespace. The ecosystem will include AI-enabled and autonomous UAVs, swarm technologies, and layered defence systems. The development of this ecosystem is driven by the need to counter the rising threat of drones, and to create a cost-effective response to these threats. According to the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the future of UAVs and Counter-UAV systems will depend on collaboration between government, industry, and academia, as reported by Indian Aerospace & Defence Bulletin.