AI Weapon System Development:
- The Ten AI Weapon System (TAIWS) has been developed in-house by Army personnel, including Colonel Ashish Dogra and Lieutenant Colonel Prashanth Agrawal, with collaboration from IIT Bombay and MIET Jammu students.
- TAIWS has completed successful field trials and is expected to enhance border surveillance, particularly for preventing terrorist infiltration along the Line of Control (LoC).
Relevance : GS 3(Technology)
Secondary Vision Technology:
- The system uses secondary vision technology to track terrorist movement in difficult terrains, such as the bushy and jungle areas of Kashmir, which are hard to monitor.
- The technology is integrated with a medium machine gun with a killing range of 2 km, already in use by the Army. The gun can also be swapped out if needed.
Innovation and Efficiency:
- These innovations are developed based on operational needs, aimed at improving efficiency and addressing the unique challenges faced by the Army.
- The Army Design Bureau has emphasized the role of “service innovators” in creating these solutions.
Additional Innovations:
- A 50-meter footbridge has been developed that can be quickly laid across water bodies in less than an hour.
- A 9mm sub-machine gun, developed by a serving Army officer, has already seen the induction of around 550 units.
Intellectual Property and Projects:
- The Army Design Bureau has filed for 75 intellectual property rights (IPRs), with 12 already granted.
- The Bureau is currently funding 100 projects, with 75 of them in their final stages.
