Deployment of India’s First Drone-Detection Dog at Attari

The Border Security Force (Punjab Frontier) has taken new actions to thwart the smuggling of narcotics and arms through drones from across the fencing. They have added a dog to assist the troops in detecting the drone infiltration at the Attari-Wagah joint check post.

Named ‘Frooti,’ the German Shepherd dog has been deployed after undergoing special training at the BSF’s National Dog Training Center at Tekanpur, Gwalior.

As this breed has an undisputed hearing ability to capture the sound waves from a distance, it was selected and put under training, and introduced to a specific drone sound. With its deployment, ‘Frooti’ has secured the title of India’s first trained dog in drone detection.

After a two-month training, ‘Frooti’ has developed an ability not to detect not only the drone from a far-off distance but also instantly pass on the signal to its master. Confirming this, a BSF official said though the BSF possesses a trained dog squad to detect the concealed arms and narcotics, this new additional female dog is trained to catch the drone sound.

 “It has got the ability to catch the sound resonance from a distance which human ears cannot do. Similar training is being given to more dogs, which will enable us to come up with an anti-drone dog squad,” he said. It is learned that the US and Israel use identical trained dog squads to detect drones.