Big Boost For Army Amid Pakistanni Drone Attacks: India Tests Another Anti-Drone System Bhargavastra

NEW DELHI: A brand new cheap Counter Drone System in Hard Kill Mode ‘Bhargavastra’, has been designed and evolved by means of Solar Defence and Aerospace Limited (SDAL) signifying a considerable bounce in countering the escalating risk of drone swarms. The micro rockets used on this counter-drone gadget underwent rigorous trying out on the Seaward Firing Range, Gopalpur attaining all designated targets. Three trials have been performed for the rocket at Gopalpur on May 13 in presence of senior officers of Army Air Defence (AAD). Two trials have been performed by means of firing one rocket each and every.

One trial used to be performed by means of firing two rockets in salvo mode inside of 2 seconds. All 4 rockets carried out as anticipated and completed the desired release parameters underscoring its pioneering era in mitigating large-scale drone assaults. A Unified Solution for Countering Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Threats: ‘Bhargavastra’ boasts of complex features for detecting and getting rid of small, incoming drones at distances of upto 2.5 km. It employs unguided micro rockets as the primary layer of defence able to neutralising swarm of drones with deadly radius of 20 meters and guided micro-missile (already examined previous) as the second one layer for pin level accuracy, making sure exact and impactful neutralisation.

Designed for seamless deployment throughout numerous terrains, together with high-altitude areas (> 5000 m above sea degree), the gadget addresses the original operational calls for of India’s defense force. Highlighting ‘Bhargavastra’s adaptability and cost-effectiveness, SDAL emphasized its indigenous design and the improvement of devoted rocket and micro-missiles to neutralise adversarial UAVs. Furthermore, the gadget is modular and may have an extra soft-kill layer to incorporate Jamming and Spoofing to offer an built-in and complete defend for all branches of the defense force.

The gadget being modular the sensors (Radar, EO & RF Receiver) and shooter will also be configured as according to consumer requirement and made to paintings in an built-in approach for layered and tiered AD quilt, enabling engagement of objectives at longer levels. Further, the gadget may be engineered for seamless integration with current network-centric conflict infrastructure. Equipped with an advanced Command-and-Control Centre that includes complex C4I (Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence) era, the gadget’s radar can stumble on minute aerial threats from 6 to 10 km away. 

Its Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) sensor suite additional guarantees exact id of Low Radar Cross-Section (LRCS) objectives. ‘Bhargavastra’ supplies a complete situational consciousness evaluate, enabling operators to judge and counter particular person drones or complete swarms. Globally Significant Innovation: According to its builders, the gadget represents an important stride in counter-drone era. Its open-source structure means that whilst a number of complex countries are growing an identical micro-missile methods, a regionally conceived multi-layered and cost-effective counter-drone gadget with swarm neutralisation features like ‘Bhargavastra’ is but to be deployed any place else globally.

This is some other feather within the cap for the “Make in India” undertaking and a revolutionary step in additional strengthening our already powerful Air Defence umbrella.