BSF plans using drone on Indo-Bangla border

[Dillinger]

Wouldnt static observation balloons with high resolution cameras be a more cost effective option? experts @Abingdonboy @Skull and Bones @Dillinger @sandy3126

Waste a LOROS on the BD border, nope!

 

[nair]

Don't mind if I go a bit technical to find out the horizon in BD that Indian drones will observe.

Equation: D = square root of (h^2 + 2*R*h)

Here,

D= Horizon both in India and BD = ?
h = Height of the Drone from the Earth surface = 10,000 -12,000 feet = 3048 - 3657.6 meters
R = Average Radius of the Earth = 6365 kilometer = 6365000 meters
1 meter = 0.001 kilometers
1 feet = 0.3048 meters

So,

D = square root of (h^2 + 2*R*h)
D = square root of (3657.6^2 + 2*6365000*3657.6)
D = square root of (13378037.76 + 46561248000)
D = square root of (46574626037.76)
D = 215811.55 meters
D = 215.81 Kilometer

Now, if the Drone hover just 12,000 feet above the border, then they will observe D * 0.5 = 215.81 * 0.5 = 107.90 Km inside BD territory with zooming facility.

Tell this to your freinds..... But i am sure you read the use of these drones..... to identify illegal immigrants on boarder.... and we don't need to look beyond 1 km inside your territory.... Why would we look deeper.... We trust Banglo brothers...... You are our friends especially when awami league is in power.....

These are only unarmed monitoring aids which will guide our forces to where they should be," said retired BSF IG SK Dutt

Source: http://www.defence.pk/forums/bangladesh-defence/276899-dhaka-queries-delhi-uavs.html#ixzz2eVIDPhaO

Interesting, Shouldnt then Bangladesh army operate them to know where THEY should be?

@asad71

Does illegal migration happens towards bangadesh?????

 

[ExtraOdinary]

Waste a LOROS on the BD border, nope!

Hmm so it is an expensive option compared to a drone, did'nt know tht

 

[Dillinger]

Hmm so it is an expensive option compared to a drone, did'nt know tht

Its not the cost of the Aerostat as opposed to a UAV in question. For an Aerostat to be effective (as compared to UAV- given that it is stationary it shall need a comparatively more sophisticated sensor- LOROS and above).

 

[livingdead]

do we really need drones to check migration? on bd border?

 

[ExtraOdinary]

do we really need drones to check migration? on bd border?

kyun bhai, any step taken to stop them from pole vaulting is too less imo. we need drones and the electrified fence.

 

[livingdead]

kyun bhai, any step taken to stop them from pole vaulting is too less imo. we need drones and the electrified fence.

no.. bsf is notoriously corrupt.. this is just waste of money....

 

[ExtraOdinary]

no.. bsf is notoriously corrupt.. this is just waste of money....

Yep cant disagree with you there. But still even if it reduces immigration by 0.0001% I will be happy. Maybe the next step should be to reform the BSF, one step at a time bro.

 

[Dillinger]

no.. bsf is notoriously corrupt.. this is just waste of money....

Its a little difficult to be corrupt when the 2-way datalink is feeding live feeds to the ground exploitation cum controlling station- where the feed gets recorded.

There is a reason and a good one, in fact proper observation will save lives the next time some decrepit fellow decides to drag his 14 year old over the fence in the dead of the night.

 

[Roybot]

do we really need drones to check migration? on bd border?

Lot more goes on that border. Nothing wrong in keeping an eye.

 

[hkdas]

Don't mind if I go a bit technical to find out the horizon in BD that Indian drones will observe.

Equation: D = square root of (h^2 + 2*R*h)

Here,

D= Horizon both in India and BD = ?
h = Height of the Drone from the Earth surface = 10,000 -12,000 feet = 3048 - 3657.6 meters
R = Average Radius of the Earth = 6365 kilometer = 6365000 meters
1 meter = 0.001 kilometers
1 feet = 0.3048 meters

So,

D = square root of (h^2 + 2*R*h)
D = square root of (3657.6^2 + 2*6365000*3657.6)
D = square root of (13378037.76 + 46561248000)
D = square root of (46574626037.76)
D = 215811.55 meters
D = 215.81 Kilometer

Now, if a Drone hoveras just 12,000 feet above the border, then they will observe D * 0.5 = 215.81 * 0.5 = 107.90 Km inside BD territory with zooming facility.

if we want to look into BD then we have satellites to do that. uav is used to give real time intelligence on illegal migrants. control of uav is by BSF. we don't get any vital information on BD's military when we we look into 107 km inside BD, it is only for border security.

 

[nair]

have heard pole vaulting several times here..... Can anyone tell me what am i missing here.....

 

[ghauri05]

If Bangladesh stop these illegal migrates then we dnt have to deploy these UAV along BD border.

Every Country in Asia is doing something Illegal against The Most Naive Country "India".
Seriously man,your attitude is becoming more and more like USA(Police Inspector of World). Any thing happens any where in this world and it directly threatens the "National Security of USA".

 

[Ideas_R_Bulletproof]

nice.... the USA also doesn't need to have UAVs then.... they have more powerful satellites.... UAVs are just a waste of money.... damn UAVs!!

if we want to look into BD then we have satellites to do that. uav is used to give real time intelligence on illegal migrants. control of uav is by BSF. we don't get any vital information on BD's military when we we look into 107 km inside BD, it is only for border security.

 

[livingdead]

Don't mind if I go a bit technical to find out the horizon in BD that Indian drones will observe.

Equation: D = square root of (h^2 + 2*R*h)

Here,

D= Horizon both in India and BD = ?
h = Height of the Drone from the Earth surface = 10,000 -12,000 feet = 3048 - 3657.6 meters
R = Average Radius of the Earth = 6365 kilometer = 6365000 meters
1 meter = 0.001 kilometers
1 feet = 0.3048 meters

So,

D = square root of (h^2 + 2*R*h)
D = square root of (3657.6^2 + 2*6365000*3657.6)
D = square root of (13378037.76 + 46561248000)
D = square root of (46574626037.76)
D = 215811.55 meters
D = 215.81 Kilometer

Now, if a Drone hoveras just 12,000 feet above the border, then they will observe D * 0.5 = 215.81 * 0.5 = 107.90 Km inside BD territory with zooming facility.

I dont think drones with high res camera designed to see realtime video from above 12000 ft(or 3.5 km) will really be able to see something 107 km away... you need much more sophisticated heavy equipment for that.

drones are designed to look directly below.