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Ahmedabad techie builds automated grenade detonation drone, Army orders 20 units
Ahmedabad-based engineer Keshavkant Sharma has developed a special drone named Gati, capable of carrying out targeted grenade attacks and safely returning after detonation. Designed specifically for military use, the drone has already impressed the Indian Army during testing, leading to an order of over 20 innovation addresses a critical battlefield requirement: the need for precision in grenade deployment. Traditional grenade attacks require manual pin removal, followed by lever release, with detonation occurring four seconds later. The Gati drone automates this entire drone doesn't just drop the grenade on location—it removes the grenade's pin and releases the lever," Sharma explained. "Without removing the pin, a grenade cannot explode. Our drone performs this action midair and ensures detonation at the target site. After the explosion, the drone returns safely."
The drone can fly up to 7.5 kilometres at a height of 500 meters, carrying out targeted strikes with high accuracy. It weighs just 2.5 kilograms and has been successfully tested at its full said the idea stemmed from operational challenges faced during "Operation Sindoor." He said, "After some issues arose for our forces during Operation Sindoor, we thought of building such a drone that could attack enemy land with grenades and return safely."Gati was demonstrated in front of the Indian Army at Pokhran, following which the Army placed an order for more than 20 drones from Sharma's company, Protthapan. According to him, the use of such drones significantly reduces life loss on the modern warfare increasingly relying on drone technology for deep-strike capabilities, Sharma believes Gati marks a vital step forward. "Our drone hits the target from 7.5 km away, executes a grenade blast, and comes back," he said. "This has been successfully tested."- Ends
