New Delhi: Deployment of counter-UAS equipment in some of the country’s major airports will begin soon. Adani Defence & Aerospace in partnership with Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Israel’s Elbit Systems will start deploying the counter-UAS at major airports. Adani Airports operates Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Mangalore, Jaipur, Guwahati and Thiruvananthapuram airports. The company also manages 12 ports.
According to a media report which quoted Ashish Rajvanshi, CEO of Adani Defence & Aerospace, “First deployment is happening at the civil airports, which are owned by Adani’s and the intention is to take it to the largest set of airports within the country – and then you talk about any critical establishment, nuclear establishment, seaports, power plants, each and every establishment which require counter drone technology.”
Adani Elbit Advanced Systems India Limited has set up the first private UAV manufacturing complex at Adani Aerospace Park in Hyderabad to assemble unmanned aerial platforms. The company is manufacturing Hermes 900 Unmanned Aerial Platforms and marketing it to international customers. It’s a joint venture between Adani Defence & Aerospace and Elbit Systems, Israel.
