New Delhi, July 23 -- The home ministry has approved the creation of "drone squadrons" for the Border Security Force (BSF) after attacks by Pakistani drone swarms during Operation Sindoor highlighted the need for a robust counter, people familiar with the development said on Tuesday. The modalities for the "drone squadrons" are being prepared but officials said the unmanned aerial vehicles will operate from specific sensitive outposts on the border ranging from Gujarat to Jammu and Kashmir, the same people as above said. An officer cited above, on condition of anonymity, said "select BSF personnel with technology knowhow are already being trained in drone operations, which includes surveillance, repulsing cross border precision and swarm drone attacks, engaging enemy drones, blinding enemy radars and jamming signals, etc." It is expected that two-three personnel specifically trained in drone operations will be deployed in each sensitive border outpost and operations will be controlled through a command centre being created at BSF's Chandigarh battalion. The BSF is examining the kind of drones it would require, including models for surveillance and precision attacks, as well as kamikaze drones, a second officer said....