Saksham Counter-Unmanned Aerial Threat Grid System:
The Indian Army has begun induction of the ‘Saksham’ Counter-Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Grid, an indigenous real-time drone detection and neutralisation network. ‘Saksham’ (Situational Awareness for Kinetic Soft and Hard Kill Assets Management) is a modular, AI-driven Command and Control (C2) System designed to detect, track, identify, and neutralise hostile drones and unmanned aerial systems (UAS) in real time. It forms the backbone of India’s Counter-UAS Grid, securing both ground and low-altitude airspace known as the Tactical Battlefield Space (TBS).The system has been indigenously designed and developed by Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), Ghaziabad, in collaboration with the Indian Army’s Corps of Air Defence.
Approved for induction under the Fast Track Procurement (FTP) route for rapid rollout across all field formations.
