Shillong (Meghalaya), May 27: India put its first AI-powered, fully integrated anti-drone system on display Tuesday at Exercise Pragati-I 2026 in Umroi,, pitching a homegrown answer to the swarm and FPV threats now reshaping modern battlefields.
Built by Hyderabad-based Zen Technologies, the platform was unveiled before military delegates from 15 friendly nations at Stall 21 of the Foreign Training Node. The system fuses an indigenous 20-km radar, wideband RF and GNSS jamming, spoofing, RCWS guns, air defence cannons and kamikaze interceptors. A central AI command hub pulls data from multiple sensors to classify, track and neutralize over 100 drones at once, with engagement ranges beyond 15 km and frequency coverage from 70 MHz to 12 GHz.
Designed for every terrain, it comes in three formats. The vehicle-mounted version protects convoys and mobile columns. The man-portable pack gives infantry squads a lightweight counter-drone kit for patrols and counter-insurgency ops. The fixed configuration guard’s bases, airfields and critical infrastructure with round-the-clock surveillance.
Zen Technologies said the system is fully designed and developed in India and marks a leap in sovereign defense tech as low-cost drones and swarms bypass legacy air defenses in conflict zones. The company has 30 years in defense training and anti-drone systems, 200+ patent filings, and over 10,000 systems deployed globally.
The demonstration signals India’s intent to lead in counter-drone warfare with indigenous, AI-driven solutions.
