TiruLati: Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) will be the first temple government in the country to deploy anti-drone research technology and defense development (DRDO) to keep the iconic Lord Venumonic Temple in Tirumala.
Following a terror attack on the Air Force Base at Jammu in June where a drone used, Drdo set the demonstration of the anti-drone system in Karnataka in Karnataka for all three services on July 6 citizenship and security wing head, Gopinath Jatti, also attended a demonstration with representatives From various police departments from all over the country.
The Drdo system, which will involve detection, jammed, and countermeasure, is estimated to cost Rs 25 Crore.
But it will be available at RS 22 Crore A if the purchase order for 100 systems or more.
Drdo, who has set defense PSU Bharat Electronics Ltd (bell) to produce and market the anti-drone system for now, also in talks with several top companies to transfer technology partners to increase production costs and reduce costs.
This system is equipped with detection capabilities of up to 4 km with the “Soft Kill” option through radio frequency disorders that disable Drone and GPS communication and neutralize the remote location system.
The two options have a range of 3 km.
This system also offers “Hard Kill” options, where physically detect, target and destroy small drones in the range of 150 m to 1 km.
After suggestions from the TTD chairman and executive officials of Dr.
K Jawahar Reddy, Wewlah and security wings hope to spread the system within the time frame as early as possible.
Signals TTD said the bell official would immediately check the Tirumala Temple and Cordon security.