VOC Port Authority Becomes India’s First Port to Initiate Anti-Drone Security System

• V.O. Chidambaranar (VOC) Port Authority, Tuticorin (Tamil Nadu), became the first Indian port to initiate an integrated RF + radar-based anti-drone detection & jamming system.
• Project executed via Central Electronics Limited (CEL) — a Govt. of India PSU under DSIR, Ministry of Science & Technology.
• UPSC relevance: intersection of coastal/maritime security, critical infrastructure protection, counter-UAS technology, Sagarmala/port modernisation, and indigenous defence-electronics.