Automated Grenade Launch From Drone: Indian Innovation ‘Gati’ Impresses Army – WATCH

With countries now heavily relying on modern warfare techniques, drones are becoming mainstream. This is why the Indian Army too has levelled up and is adding more advanced and high-tech unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in its weaponry. Soon, the armed forces are set to get a special drone called Gati.

Capable of carrying out targeted grenade attacks with precision, this new-age drone is being proudly made in India and has been designed by an Ahmedabad-based engineer – Keshavkant Sharma. Along with grenade attack, the drone can also safely make a comeback after detonation.

Impressed by these highly-specialised powers of Gati, the Indian Army has placed an order of 20 such units after successfully testing it.

What’s special about Made in India automated grenade detonation drone Gati?

As the name suggests, this UAV can help in successful detonation of a grenade without requiring any manual intervention and can also return safely. What perhaps influenced the Indian Army was Sharma’s innovative spin to a critical battlefield requirement – need for precision in grenade deployment.

While the traditional grenade attacks need a manual pin removal, followed by lever release, with detonation taking place after 4 second. Gati comes into play here as it automates this entire process.

“This drone doesn’t just drop the grenade on location. It removes the grenade’s pin and releases the lever,” Sharma told India Today. ” Our drone performs this action midair and ensures detonation at the target site. After the explosion, the drone returns safely.”

Gati to be a gamechanger for the Indian Army?

Sharma shared that the idea of this automated grenade detonation drone came to him during Operation Sindoor, seeing the army facing some operation challenges. “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.”

A demonstration of Gati was held in front of the Indian Army at Pokhran, leaving the forces impressed after which they placed an order for over 20 drones from Sharma’s company – Protthapan. Sharma noted that the use of such drones significantly reduces life loss.

Weighing just 2.5 kg, this advanced drone is capable of flying up to 7.5 hm at a height of 500 meters and conduct targeted strikes with high accuracy.

Sharma is of the view that Gati will mark a big leap for the army as modern warfare now increasingly rely on drone technology for deep-strike capabilities. He underlined that Gati hits the target from 7.5 km away, executes a grenade blast, and comes back. “This has been successfully tested.”