In the past five years, about two-three drones were sighted every day and at least one drone incursion was reported each day along India’s international borders, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has informed a Parliamentary Standing Committee.
The Ministry said that during the last five years, 4,323 cases of drone sightings were reported. However, 967 cases of drone incursions occurred, which were intercepted or neutralised, resulting in the seizure of 710 ammunitions, 75 arms and 641 kg of drugs.
Consignment dropped by Pakistani drone recovered near IB in Jammu
Though the State-wise data was not provided, drone sightings are a regular phenomenon along the Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir borders with Pakistan.
“The Committee recommends that counter-drone capabilities, including detection, neutralisation and forensic analysis, be further strengthened through induction of advanced technologies and enhanced inter-agency coordination mechanisms,” said the 257th Demands for Grants (2026-27) report of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs.
