Mobile; Portable · India · Operational
Zen Anti-Drone System (ZADS) V3
Maker: Zen Technologies
Indigenous content: 60% (Yes - Indigenous)
Mobility: Vehicle / manpack
Operational domain: Airport; Military Base; VIP Security
20 simultaneous targets · AI-enabled · sensor fusion
Technology partners: DRDO; BEL
Kill chain
Detect › Track › Identify › Classify › Decide › Neutralize
Drone types countered
NanoMicroSmall UAVMedium UAVFixed WingVTOLFPVLoitering Munition
Deployments · 8
- Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA)DelhiOperationalAirports Authority of India — Airport perimeter security; runway protection against drone incursions
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA)MaharashtraOperationalAirports Authority of India / CISF — Airport perimeter security
- Red Fort (Independence Day)DelhiOperational (event-speciDelhi Police — VIP security during Independence Day celebrations
- Republic Day 2023-2024DelhiOperational (event-speciDelhi Police — VIP security during Republic Day parade
- IOCL Panipat RefineryHaryanaOperationalIndian Oil Corporation (IOCL) — Refinery perimeter security
- IOCL Mathura RefineryUttar PradeshOperationalIndian Oil Corporation (IOCL) — Refinery perimeter security
- Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA)TelanganaOperationalAirports Authority of India / CISF — Airport perimeter security
- Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International AirportWest BengalOperationalAirports Authority of India / CISF — Airport perimeter security
Intelligence assessment
TRL: TRL 9
Indigenous: 60
Chinese dependency: Medium - some commercial Chinese components in COTS hardware
Semiconductor dependency: High - GPU, FPGA, RF components imported
AI maturity: Medium - AI classification mature
Swarm readiness: Low - limited swarm capability
EW resistance: Medium - standard EW resistance
GPS-denied: Low - GPS-dependent for some functions