D4 system

January 12, 2024

The Drone Detect, Deter and Destroy system (D4S) is the first indigenously developed anti-drone system to be inducted into the Indian Armed Forces.
Developed by- Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
Manufactured by- Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL).
Features include-
- It can detect, track and identify rouge drones within 4 km range.
- D4 system can instantly detect and jam micro drones (Soft kill) and use a laser-based kill mechanism to terminate targets (Hard kill).
- It can lase a target 1-1.25 km far depending on the wattage of the laser weapon.
It uses DRDO’s RF/Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) to detect the frequency which is being used by the controller and the signals are then jammed.