Indian Ministry of Civil Aviation has issued an order to Adani Defence Systems and Technologies Limited (ADSTL) to set up counter drone system at airports to halt the flight of rogue drones in no-fly zones.
According to a news website, the Ministry along with its regulator and the Bureau of Civil Aviation System are looking at having anti-drone systems at airports across the country to counter rogue drones.
The issued order states that, “Conditional exemption from Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Rules, 2021 to ADSTL for demonstration of counter drone system to government organisations using drones.”
It further adds, “M/S ZAxix Unmanned Machines Pvt Ltd engaged by the applicant shall only operate the drone models specified in the annexures submitted to this ministry.”
ADSTL has stated that it is India’s first company to implement counter drone systems at airports.
The order states that no unmanned aircraft shall be flown within a distance of 5 kms from the perimeter of international airports at Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru and Hyderabad, and within a distance of 3 kms from the perimeter of any civil, private or defence airports.
