New Delhi: With the Indian military and other security forces facing a major challenge in the form of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), the Vajra-Shot is likely to emerge as a gamechanger in terms of security system.
Vajra-Shot, an anti-drone gun, was showcased by a Chennai-based start-up ‘Big Bang Boom Solutions’ at the ‘Swavlamban 2024’ – Indian Navy’s Naval Innovation and Indigenisation Organisation (NIIO) Seminar — being held at Bharat Mandapam in Delhi on Monday.
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What are features of Vajra-Shot?
This hand-held weapon with a range of 4km, will enhance the anti-drone capabilities of security force.
Vajra-Shot can detect and jam drone signals, thus disrupting the communication between drones and their operators. The hand-held gun can adapt its interference output through a software, making it more effective in neutralising a wide range of drones.
Due to its small size, Vajra-Shot is portable and can be easily use by soldiers as it weighs just three-and-a-half kg. This made in India gun also boasts an LED display with a battery that can last upto nine hours. The anti-drone gun, the Vajra-Shot can be integrated with a hand-held drone detector.
According to the company representatives, they have already received orders worth Rs 210 crore for their product.
What are other versions of anti-drone guns used in other countries?
The United States uses DroneDefender which has been developed and manufactured by Battelle. It works by disrupting radio control frequencies between the drone and the pilot, said Dan Stamm, the developer of the DroneDefender. It weighs around 4kgs, slightly heavier than the Vajra-Shot.
In China, soldiers use the Skyfend Blader, a portable jammer, targeting small UAVs. It weighs slightly more than the Vajra-Shot, and has a range of about 1,500 metres.
Russia uses REX-1 hand-held device that neutralises drones. It uses radio frequency and electromagnetic pulses to neutralises the enemy drones. It is bulkier and offers less flexibility to soldiers.
