Zen Technologies unveils AI-powered anti drone system

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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