CISF to develop its capacity to deal with drone, cyber threats: DG

BHUBANESWAR: (Mar 5) The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) will develop its capacity to tackle possible threats of drone and cyber attacks on vital installations, a senior officer said here on Thursday.

"In the next modernisation plan, we will take up drone and anti-drone training in a big way," CISF Director General (DG) Praveer Ranjan said while referring to drone attacks during 'Operation Sindoor' and the prevailing conflict in Iran.

Addressing media persons on the eve of the 57th Raising Day of CISF, Ranjan said they have established a drone training and anti-drone capability training centre in their unit at Behror in Rajasthan and MHA granted approval for establishing the Remote Pilot Training Organisation (RPTO) for training on drone operation and anti-drone systems.