India’s Defence Ministry has decided to purchase anti drone technology from a starter called Big Bang Boom Solutions (BBBS). An order worth Rs. 200 Crore has been placed for purchasing the technology for Indian Air Force and for Indian Army.This is being considered as largest order under the IDEX initiative.
‘ The Indian Defence Ministry’s decision to place this order underscores the country’s commitment to strengthening its security infrastructure and investing in Atma Nirbhar cutting-edge defense technology’, said a press release.
The anti-drone technology provides a game-changing response to the mounting threat posed by drones and unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).“The focus of the iDEX programme is to foster an ecosystem of innovation and technology development in defence. It is our constant endeavour to engage with young innovators who can bring technologically advanced solutions for modernizing the Indian Military.” said Vivek Virmani, COO of iDex.
BBBS claims that its Vajra Sentinel System is a state-of-the-art solution designed to detect, track, and neutralize drones at extraordinary ranges. It utilizes passive RF sensor technology to eliminate false alarms, and its sensor and jammer combination meets stringent mil standard specifications for durability and reliability. It has a number of state-of-the-art tech improvements such as AESA radar and kamikaze drones which can be upgraded on demand by the user.
The system’s core sensor built around artificial intelligence (AI) and computer vision algorithms enables precise identification, classification and location identification of drones. Its sophisticated decision making matrix enables autonomous decision-making for countermeasures such as signal jamming and other countermeasures.
The contract was handed over to Dr. R. Shivaraman, Director and CTO of BBBS in the presence of the Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt and Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane. Anurag Bajpai (Additional Secretary of Defence Production and CEO DIO), Chief of the Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan and the Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari were also present on this occasion .
Big Bang Boom Solutions is an Indian Startup in the Defence Sector. Founded by Dr.Shiva and Praveen Dwarakanath, serial entrepreneurs in Deep Tech, it aims to co-create intellectual property that can be used by Indian Armed forces to counter asymmetric emerging threats. The founders have a great network in the research space which helps them develop technology faster and more frugally that by anyone else.
The company has also managed to setup channels for sales to friendly foreign nations through the Export Promotion Cell, DDP, MOD and is expecting their first export order in next few months.
