In a major advance for India’s indigenous defense capabilities, Gurugram-based deep-tech startup Sharang Shakti has unveiled vajR, a fully autonomous hard-kill drone interceptor system intended to destroy enemy UAVs in real-time. One of the initial efforts by an Indian private business to create a reusable, AI-enabled kinetic drone defense platform tailored for contemporary aerial threats is represented by this.
With its combination of intelligent targeting, high-speed interception, and reusability, all created in India, vajR stands out at a time when drone intrusions present increasing security risks across international borders. In contrast to conventional counter-drone systems that use soft-kill techniques such as jamming or spoofing, vajR is designed for kinetic destruction. It flies toward the hostile drone after being launched automatically from a specialized independent hangar and getting targeting information from radar or optical sensors. Prior to actually hitting its target and neutralizing the threat, vajR uses onboard sensors and neural networks to detect and lock onto it in mid-air.
The hard-kill strategy is particularly useful in high-threat areas where soft-kill methods may be ineffective because of latency or signal interference.
