How safe is border fences?
Israel has a formidable and sophisticated defense system. Such an impenetrable defense wall was breached by Hamas with the help of inferior technology. This development has alerted the defense forces of all countries around the world. Reminded the need for surveillance systems. UHamas blasted holes in the smart fence built by Israel along the Gaza… Continue reading How safe is... Israel's sophisticated defense system was breached by Hamas with the help of inferior technology, with holes in the fence built by Israel along the Gaza border. The breach has alerted the defense forces of all countries around the world about the need for surveillance systems. Hamas has also targeted Israeli border cameras and radar stations by attaching grenades and small bombs to commercially available drones. The Israeli government launched up to 1,500 rockets over three days in 2021 to test the effectiveness of its $1.5 billion Iron Dome system against a rocket attack, which was easily blocked by the Iron Dome. India, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar are also building barbed wire fences on the borders of these countries. The construction of a fence along the borders has been completed so far, more than five thousand kilometers long. The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) has discovered three tunnels in Jammu and has deployed drones equipped with radars and anti-drone systems to detect enemy drones. However, on the Indo-Pak border, terrorists and smugglers are digging tunnels under the fence and entering Indian territory using drones to smuggle weapons and drugs.
Published : 2 years ago by Pamela in World
Israel has a formidable and sophisticated defense system. Such an impenetrable defense wall was breached by Hamas with the help of inferior technology. This development has alerted the defense forces of all countries around the world. Reminded the need for surveillance systems.
UHamas blasted holes in the smart fence built by Israel along the Gaza border along the 40-mile stretch of the Gaza border with conventional explosives to prevent terrorist infiltration. The holes were enlarged with the help of bulldozers and entered Israel on motorcycles and mini trucks. Hamas has blown up Israeli border cameras and radar stations by attaching grenades and small bombs to commercially available drones. Hamas fighters landed in Israel by paragliders, even without fighter jets. Although there were no cannons, they made up for that deficit with rockets. Hamas launched up to 1,500 rockets over three days in 2021 to test how well Israel’s $1.5 billion Iron Dome system can withstand a rocket attack. They were easily blocked by the Iron Dome. In a recent attack, Hamas fired up to 5,000 rockets in just 20 minutes, all of which Iron Dome was unable to intercept. Each Hamas rocket costs about $600, while the high-tech missile that Iron Dome uses to intercept it costs about $60,000. Compared to the value of the rockets fired by Hamas, the cost to Israel to intercept them is high. However, it could not achieve the expected goal.
India has a lot to learn from Israel’s struggle. The Pakistani-inspired terrorists who attacked Mumbai in 2008 came by boat. The fact that it could not have been detected earlier is a testament to India’s intelligence failure. Like Israel, India is also building barbed wire fences on the borders of Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar. The construction of a fence along the borders of these three countries has been completed so far, more than five thousand kilometers long. Those fences are equipped with high-tech equipment like CCTV cameras, telescopes and infrared sensors. Tenders have been invited for installation of devices to detect smuggling of radioactive material at the border checkposts of Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Nepal. Home Minister Amit Shah has declared that infiltrators from Myanmar are responsible for the riots that broke out in Manipur. In this order, 100 kilometers of smart fence construction work has been undertaken on the border of Myanmar. North East Indian states share a long border with Myanmar. Through this, our country is also using drones to prevent intrusions. The construction of fence has been completed along the 3,200 km border of more than 4,000 km India-Bangla border. The Union Home Department has revealed that the construction of 957 kilometers of fence is not progressing due to the non-cooperation of the West Bengal government. However, on the Indo-Pak border, terrorists and smugglers are digging tunnels under the fence and infiltrating into Indian territory. Weapons and drugs are being sent through drones. In the last three years, the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) has discovered three tunnels in Jammu. BSF is using drones equipped with radars to detect them. It has also deployed anti-drone systems to detect enemy drones. Along with public sector organizations like Bharat Electronics and DRDO, private companies like Adani and Ankura are also developing advanced artificial intelligence (AI) based anti-drone systems and providing them to the defense forces.
In recent years, India and China have intensified the construction of border villages. It is hoped that these villages will help prevent infiltration from the other country. However, Hamas attacked precisely such Israeli border villages and abducted scores of men, women and children. It is clear that fence structures and border villages are not enough to foil any enemy move, armored intelligence system is needed to anticipate attacks.