The Army has actually fast-tracked procurement of a native counter-drone grid, with both soft and tough kill choices, in the after-effects of Operation Sindoor throughout which numerous Pakistani drone swarms were sent out throughout the border.
The Situational Awareness for Kinetic Soft and Hard Kill Assets Management (SAKSHAM) system has actually been established in cooperation with Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) and will run over the protected Army Data Network (ADN) to supply an incorporated drone awareness image to all developments in genuine time.
Taking lessons from Operation Sindoor, the system will cover the airspace of approximately 3,000 metre above ground, with the Army describing it as the brand-new Tactical Battlefield Space that broadens into the air littoral and beyond its standard ground-based function. “The system is designed to detect, track, identify and neutralise hostile drones and unmanned aerial systems in real time, ensuring complete airspace security across what is now defined as the Tactical Battlefield Space,” sources stated.
Under this principle, the Army will go for airspace as much as 3,000 metre to stay under control of ground forces, permitting unlimited motion for friendly aerial properties while spotting, tracking and neutralising hostile drones or airplane.
The system will supply real-time situational awareness for all counter-drone operations in the battleground and will have an automatic choice support group, incorporating all offered information and using AI tools.
Existing and future counter drone weapons and sensing units will be synchronised into the system and it will likewise feed into the bigger Sudharshan Chakra.
The job has actually been authorized under the Fast Track Procurement path, with rollout to all field developments targeted within the next year.
