- By Soumyaroop Mukherjee
- Mon, 17 Nov 2025 01:37 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
In a major push to India’s defence capabilities, the Indian Army and Indian Air Force are set to order 16 indigenously built ‘Drone Detection And Interdiction System,’ which has a capability of hitting drones from a distance of 2 KM with a laser, thereby disabling them.
The importance of drones has significantly increased in modern warfare. A prominent example was seen during Operation Sindoor, where drone warfare took centre stage of the conflict between India and Pakistan. Keeping this in mind, the integration of such defence equipment within the armed forces will boost the military capabilities of the country.
DRDO's Drone Detection And Interdiction System
- The Integrated Drone Detection and Interdiction System Mark II has been built indigenously by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
- The system comes with a 10-kilowatt laser beam with a capability of hitting drones up to a distance of 2km. The earlier versions of the anti-drone system, which India had were only capable of targeting drones up to 1 km.
- DRDO’s new anti-drone system uses X-band radar, electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) sensors, and radio-frequency (RF) and GPS spoofing to detect and identify drones, including micro and mini UAVs.
- The machine comes fitted with a 360-degree radar, which can help detect a large swarm of drones.
- Besides the anti-drone system, DRDO also successfully tested the Direct Energy Weapon System, which has a 30-kilowatt laser with a capability of taking down drones up to a distance of 5 KM.
- India used long-range precision striking for the first time in April this year, entering an elite list of countries which have these capabilities, including the US, China, and Russia.
Meanwhile, DRDO chief Dr Samir V. Kamat had said that the DRDO is also working on other high-energy systems, including high-energy microwaves, electromagnetic pulses, and many technologies that will give the Star Wars capability.