Zen Technologies unveils AI-powered anti drone system | Hyderabad News - The Times of India
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Zen Technologies has unveiled an AI-powered, fully integrated anti-drone system designed to counter a range of aerial threats, including swarms and low-cost drones. The modular system offers both soft-kill (jamming/spoofing) and hard-kill (kinetic intercept) capabilities, with detection ranges exceeding 15km and tracking of over 100 drones simultaneously. The system was developed under India’s IDDM framework, emphasizing indigenous development and IP ownership.
Key Takeaways
- System utilizes a wideband frequency range (70 MHz - 12 GHz) for comprehensive drone communication disruption.
- Neutralization options include RF jamming, GNSS jamming/spoofing, integration with 12.7mm/7.62mm guns, air defense guns, and kamikaze interceptors.
- Features an indigenous high-sensitivity radar with a 20km range for detecting small, low-radar cross-section drones.
- Core functionality relies on AI-based data fusion and algorithms for threat classification, tracking, and response.
- The system is deployable in vehicle-mounted, man-portable, and fixed configurations.
Why It Matters
This development signifies India’s growing focus on indigenous counter-drone capabilities, reducing reliance on foreign systems. The system’s ability to counter drone swarms is particularly relevant given recent battlefield experiences, and the modularity allows for flexible deployment across various security scenarios. Successful implementation could significantly enhance India’s defense posture against evolving drone threats.
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Hyderabad: Zen Technologies has unveiled a new indigenous platform that it describes as the country's first fully integrated, AI-powered anti-drone system aimed at countering evolving aerial threats. The Hyderabad-based company said the new modular platform, which can operate on vehicle-mounted, man-portable and fixed configurations, combines both soft-kill and hard-kill options to tackle hostile drones, including low-cost first-person-view drones and coordinated swarm attacks increasingly seen in modern conflicts.According to Zen Technologies, the system offers wideband coverage from 70 MHz to 12 GHz, enabling detection and disruption across multiple drone communication channels. It can detect threats at ranges beyond 15 km and track more than 100 drones simultaneously. Its layered neutralisation architecture includes RF jamming, GNSS jamming and spoofing, integration with remote-controlled weapon stations using 12.7 mm and 7.62 mm guns, air defence guns and kamikaze interceptors.The company said the platform also features an indigenous high-sensitivity radar with a range of up to 20 km for detecting smaller, low-radar-cross-section drones.
At its core is a data fusion and command centre that integrates sensor inputs and uses AI-based algorithms for threat classification, tracking and response, said Zen Technologies chairman and managing director Ashok Atluri.He said recent battlefield developments showed that drone warfare was reshaping military operations and that countries unable to adapt would remain exposed. He said the system was developed under the IDDM framework with full intellectual property ownership, strengthening India's defence self-reliance push.
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