Solar Industries Bhargavastra Counter Drone System

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From the article - " CDS was shown test firing of the smallest rocket motor, a state-of-the-art product, under development at the EEL. The rocket motor would equip the ‘Counter Drone System’ with hard kill and soft kill capabilities. "

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Solar Industries demonstrates smallest rocket motor to CDS Gen Anil Chauhan

Business BureauThe Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan (Retired), PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, visited city-based Economic Explosives Ltd. (EEL), a subsidiary of Solar Group of Industries, on Saturday. On the occasion, the CD
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kharabela said:
From the article - " CDS was shown test firing of the smallest rocket motor, a state-of-the-art product, under development at the EEL. The rocket motor would equip the ‘Counter Drone System’ with hard kill and soft kill capabilities. "

www.thehitavada.com

Solar Industries demonstrates smallest rocket motor to CDS Gen Anil Chauhan

Business BureauThe Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan (Retired), PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, visited city-based Economic Explosives Ltd. (EEL), a subsidiary of Solar Group of Industries, on Saturday. On the occasion, the CD
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I am not aware of any similar system around the world . May be its 1st of its kind , and might have big demand if they accomplice it in time and prove its worth .

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Hard kill system, not sure how much popular it would be compared to ew system & anti drone guns. Might be effective against the lancet kind if detected early?
 
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Hard kill system, not sure how much popular it would be compared to ew system & anti drone guns. Might be effective against the lancet kind if detected early?
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Its 1st of its kind . So trial ll say what its capable of . I have seen a gepard getting hit by a lancet drone at low angle . I hope it ll have capability to deal with such threat . There is also going to be a jammer in the system . The number of missile is also large . They are also developing shoulder lunched version from same concept . And a drone lunched micro missile weighing 2-10kg is also under development . So something to be optimistic in coming times .
 
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Deployed or under development ? Can you name the program ? I have come across many leaser enabled anti drone system . But have not come across micro missile based air defence with soft kill capability .

Drone dome from Rafael for example or the one from DRDO

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Its always hardkill/softkill combo, doesnt necessarily micro missile. I dont think there is merit in the idea, if its too small. Better to use burst ammunition. But, let then try to innovate on something.

Search for "UA Army M-LIDS" program. So many companies presented different solutions.


 
Ashwin said:
Its always hardkill/softkill combo, doesnt necessarily micro missile. I dont think there is merit in the idea, if its too small. Better to use burst ammunition. But, let then try to innovate on something.

Search for "UA Army M-LIDS" program. So many companies presented different solutions.


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Its not the same kind . Carrying only 4 missiles . And i cnt say whether its worth the price to use it against a quad copter . The one under development by solar group talks abt having 24 to 48 micro missiles . The cheapest option might be leaser , But i was reading on the website of the company they mention many advantage of micro missile based hard kill system over leaser based system which includes - portability, capability to handle swarms of drones (simultaneous multiple targeting), larger standoff neutralization of hostile drones, and ruggedness to survive harsh battlefield realities and environment. But all this now talk , until prototype comes up and is tested .
 
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Found Make-2 requirement document from Army:

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From Solar Industries website:

COUNTER DRONE SYSTEM (CDS)​

Countering the threat caused by disruptive drones is now an issue of concern for everyone as hostile countries and non-state actors will try to use drones for surveillance of vital installations and for targeting military assets. Even non-state actors are adept at use of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) for malicious purpose such as for terrorism, violent extremism, espionage, sabotage, propoganda and smuggling of arms, ammunition, drugs, fake currency and other disruptive material.. Keeping in view of the futuristic requirements of armed forces, EEL is developing a Micro-missile based Counter-Drone System(CDS) with both soft kill and hard kill capability.

The proposed system under development contains a large number of 2 kg micro-missiles which can effectively engage hostile drones up to a range of 2 km. Designed for rapid operational deployment on a highly mobile system, a micro-missile cassette/pod containing 24 / 36 / 48 missiles achieve a heavy and sustained volume of fire and can be seamlessly integrated with a Radar and a Jammer on a 4×4, 2.5 Ton Vehicle or any other vehicle as deemed appropriate like an All Terrain Vehicle. The Radar based detection system will have a detection range of 4-5 km, which would be subsequently ‘classified’ using an Electro-Optics System at a distance of 2 km. Our Indigenous CDS solution will also be having a Soft Kill capability to jam Satellite based Navigation Systems and RF Communication Systems of hostile drones supplementing a micro-missiles based Hard Kill system. This is to also ensure that the kinetic kill option may not always be the preferred option in a sensitive area apprehending collateral damage or for fear of fratricide. Use of high speed Killer Drone as an economical hard kill option is also under development which will be additional to Micro-missile.

A micro-missile based Hard Kill system will have multiple advantages in comparison to a singular laser based system in terms of system portability, capability to handle swarms of drones (simultaneous multiple targeting), larger standoff neutralisation of hostile drones, and ruggedness to survive harsh battlefield realities and environment. Another variant of this system under development will be a shoulder launched missile of weight 1 kg that can be fired by a jawan to inflict a hard kill up to 600 m range. This will be a good tactical solution along our LC, LAC,IB, coastline or even hinterland.

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Solar Group successfully test fires guided micro-missiles as part of the ‘Bhargavastra’ counter-drone system. The counter-drone system based on Micro Missile has been developed to tackle the growing threats from loitering munitions and weaponized drones

Solar Group has indigenously designed and developed the Micro-Missile for multi-layer Counter Drone System “Bhargavastra” to inflict hard kill on enemy UAV at an affordable cost. An additional layer of Soft-kill is also being integrated to make the system a one-stop solution for all UAV threats. The system is also capable of integration with an existing network of armed forces for network-centric warfare
 
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Solar Group successfully test fires guided micro-missiles as part of the ‘Bhargavastra’ counter-drone system. The counter-drone system based on Micro Missile has been developed to tackle the growing threats from loitering munitions and weaponized drones

Solar Group has indigenously designed and developed the Micro-Missile for multi-layer Counter Drone System “Bhargavastra” to inflict hard kill on enemy UAV at an affordable cost. An additional layer of Soft-kill is also being integrated to make the system a one-stop solution for all UAV threats. The system is also capable of integration with an existing network of armed forces for network-centric warfare
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Congratulations to the Indian private sector, particularly the Solar group 💐💐💐, for successfully demonstrating the hard kill system. This system will introduce a new range of products focused on hard kill solutions for countering swarm drone attacks. Once again, Kudos to the team.
The Indian Army should consider procuring few missiles for testing purposes. Team should try to develop a multi-kill system in one missile and enhance coordination among these missiles during targeting multiple drones.
 
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Will need them in the tens of thousands on the LAC. Wonder what are the procurement or production plans like unless we plan to induct them next decade.
 
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Will need them in the tens of thousands on the LAC. Wonder what are the procurement or production plans like unless we plan to induct them next decade.
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Iam still not convinced by this type of Missile Based Hardkill instead of a Programmable Ammunition based that would have higher fire rate and larger magazine capacity.

In what situations would this be useful over former? Is it on small Polaris type Vehicles where you can't mount heavy Guns?
 
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Iam still not convinced by this type of Missile Based Hardkill instead of a Programmable Ammunition based that would have higher fire rate and larger magazine capacity.

In what situations would this be useful over former? Is it on small Polaris type Vehicles where you can't mount heavy Guns?
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What you're suggesting is a MW based mobile system or DEW which isn't available at the moment unless you're suggesting solutions akin to CIWS which has its own limitations. We don't know at what stage of development both the former 2 are in ? What do we do in the interim ? This is the solution till such an alternative emerges.
 
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