Indrajaal rolls out AI-driven anti-drone system to protect critical infrastructure
Hyderabad: With Operation Sindoor highlighting the importance of securing critical infrastructure, Hyderabad-based autonomous anti-drone tech player Indrajaal has introduced its specialised AI-powered solution, Indrajaal Infra, to protect high-value infrastructure assets such as nuclear power plants, power grids, refineries, ports, and airports from the rising threat of drone warfare.
Built on Indrajaal's AI-powered SkyOS platform, it can secure airspace over an area of up to 4,000 sq km from rogue drones by integrating AI-driven threat detection with sensors, jammers, spoofers and command intelligence.
The company said Indrajaal Infra was operational at a naval port in Gujarat during the recent cross-border escalation of hostilities with Pakistan, which targeted sensitive Indian assets along the western border with drone swarms.
The solution is now also being deployed at India's largest naval port in Karnataka to strengthen India's maritime and industrial defence infrastructure, it said.
"Peacetime readiness is wartime insurance. The cost of protecting critical assets today is far lower than the cost of rebuilding them after an attack," said Kiran Raju, founder & CEO of Indrajaal.
"Indrajaal Infra is designed to ensure operational continuity, national resilience, and industrial sovereignty in a rapidly evolving threat environment," he said, pointing out that while many enemy drones were intercepted before they could cause damage during Op Sindoor, the attacks exposed critical gaps in conventional surveillance and perimeter defences.
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