MUMBAI, India, July 11 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202441080720 A) filed by Zen Technologies Limited, Hyderabad, Telangana, on Oct. 23, 2024, for 'automatic drone detection and defence system.'

Inventor(s) include Kishore Dutt Atluri.

The application for the patent was published on July 11, under issue no. 28/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The invention provides an automatic drone detection and defence system (100) comprising a detection module (1) using radar, RF, acoustic, optical, and infrared sensors; an identification module (2) employing AI for UAV classification; a tracking module (3) with predictive algorithms for trajectory estimation; a soft kill module (4) with RF jammers and GNSS spoofers; and a hard kill module (5) including a remote-controlled weapon station (9) and missile launcher (10). A command and control module (6) coordinates these with a multi-layer defence mechanism (25) comprising blackout stage (26), striking stage (27), and blazing stage (28) deploying kamikaze UAVs (12). The system includes a data logging module (26) for operational recording. It enables autonomous or manual integrated detection, classification, tracking, and neutralisation of UAV threats with high precision and reliability."

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