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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
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Deployments · 8
  • Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA)DelhiOperational
    Airports Authority of India — Airport perimeter security; runway protection against drone incursions
  • Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA)MaharashtraOperational
    Airports Authority of India / CISF — Airport perimeter security
  • Red Fort (Independence Day)DelhiOperational (event-speci
    Delhi Police — VIP security during Independence Day celebrations
  • Republic Day 2023-2024DelhiOperational (event-speci
    Delhi Police — VIP security during Republic Day parade
  • IOCL Panipat RefineryHaryanaOperational
    Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL) — Refinery perimeter security
  • IOCL Mathura RefineryUttar PradeshOperational
    Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL) — Refinery perimeter security
  • Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA)TelanganaOperational
    Airports Authority of India / CISF — Airport perimeter security
  • Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International AirportWest BengalOperational
    Airports 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
Read: India’s Unmanned Warfare Transformation
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