Indrajaal Ranger Anti-Drone Patrol Vehicle | Photo: Indrajaal Drone Defence
Indrajaal Drone Defence has launched India’s first Anti-Drone Patrol Vehicle (ADPV), a fully mobile counter-drone system designed to detect, track and neutralise hostile drones while in motion. The system, named the Indrajaal Ranger, was unveiled in Hyderabad on 26 November 2025.
According to the company, the development of the ADPV follows recent incidents involving drone-based smuggling and cross-border infiltration. These include an ISI-linked trafficking case in which weapons were transported deep into Indian territory, and the Border Security Force’s neutralisation of 255 drones this year along the western border. The company said such incidents demonstrated the need for a mobile, rapid-response vehicle capable of countering drones operating across agricultural zones, border roads, canals, critical infrastructure and dense urban areas.
Unlike traditional vehicle-mounted anti-drone systems that are effective only when stationary, the ADPV is designed to conduct detection, surveillance, threat assessment and interception while mobile. Indrajaal stated that the system integrates long-range detection, AI-based threat classification, cyber takeover capabilities, hard-kill interception using interceptor drones, and operations in GPS-denied environments.
Speaking at the launch, Lieutenant General Devendra Pratap Pandey (Retd) said, “India’s youth deserve a safer nation, free from the shadow of international crime networks. Technologies like the Anti-Drone Patrol Vehicle are not just machines — they are shields protecting our children, our farmers, and our future. I would like to congratulate Mr. Kiran Raju for the groundbreaking innovation he is building in India’s defence space with Indrajaal.”
Indrajaal Founder and CEO Kiran Raju stated, “Each drone neutralised translates to lives protected and India’s internal security strengthened. This is our primary mission at Indrajaal — to defend freedom.”
The company highlighted current trends in drone-enabled smuggling, citing government data that over ₹25,000 crore worth of drugs were seized in 2024, with 44.5 percent of heroin seizures occurring along the western border. Security agencies have intercepted more than 200 Pakistani drones in the past year carrying narcotics, weapons and ammunition.
Indrajaal described the Ranger as suitable for border security, urban policing, event security and protection of critical infrastructure. The platform is built on a 4×4 chassis and integrates a 10 km detection range, 4 km mitigation range, soft-kill and hard-kill options and the company’s SkyOS autonomy engine for real-time decision-making.
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