India successfully tests low-cost ‘Bhargavastra’ to neutralise drone swarms
- Solar Defence and Aerospace Limited conducted successful tests of Bhargavastra, an affordable counter-drone system, on May 13, 2025, at the Gopalpur testing grounds in Odisha.
- The system was developed to meet the growing threat of drone swarms and was tested in the presence of Army Air Defence senior officials.
- Bhargavastra operates in a two-tiered hard-kill mode, with unguided micro rockets first targeting swarms and guided micro missiles providing precision strikes.
- The unguided micro rockets possess an effective neutralisation zone extending 20 metres and successfully completed three test trials, including a salvo launch of two rockets fired within a two-second interval.
- This successful test advances India’s air defence capability by providing a modular, adaptable system deployable across diverse and high-altitude terrains to neutralize drone threats.
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India successfully tests hard-kill counter-swarm drone system ‘Bhargavastra’
New Delhi: India achieved a significant milestone in its counter-drone capabilities with the successful test firing of its low-cost, hard-kill counter-swarm drone system, ‘Bhargavastra’, at the Seaward Firing Range in Gopalpur on Wednesday, May 14. The system met all specified performance targets and is being hailed as a major advancement in the country’s ability to neutralise the emerging threat of drone swarms. Developed indigenously by Solar …
India successfully tests low-cost ‘Bhargavastra’ to neutralise drone swarms
India's Solar Defence and Aerospace Limited has developed 'Bhargavastra', a low-cost counter-drone system with micro rockets. Successfully tested at Gopalpur, it shows promise in neutralising drone threats in high-altitude areas, demonstrating lethal precision during multiple trials.


India's homegrown 'Bhargavastra' counter swarm drone system test fired successfully
A new low-cost Counter Drone System in Hard Kill Mode 'Bhargavastra', has been designed and developed by Solar Defence and Aerospace Limited (SDAL) signifying a substantial leap in countering the escalating threat of drone swarms.
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