India is establishing a joint counter-uncrewed aerial systems (C-UAS) grid to counter enemy drone attacks, separate from existing air defence networks, The Economic Times reports today.
The initiative aims to monitor all drone movements and integrate various counter-drone systems acquired by the three defence services over the last 5-10 years. The grid would be established with the existing Joint Air Defence Centres (JADC), including the three services, and deployed to monitor all drone movements.
The Economic Times says that the Indian Army is also currently working on “deploying air defence guns in population centres to protect them from any type of aerial attacks by enemy drones and other aircraft”. Meanwhile, the government is working to develop a shield against aerial attacks and a committee tasked with this effort has been established.
The Indian Ministry of Defence released annual C-UAS statistics on December 31, 2025. A total of 791 drone intrusions (mostly along the Punjab/Rajasthan border) were reported during 2025. “Effective employment of own spoofers and jammers along the Western front significantly countered the drone threat,” the Ministry said, noting that 237 drones were brought down by Indian forces in 2025. Five of these carried ammunition, 72 were loaded with narcotics and 160 had no payload.
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