Zen Technologies anti-drone: Zen Technologies is getting a lot of attention today after it said it has won two new contracts worth a total of ₹289 crore from the Ministry of Defence. The company will use this money to upgrade its anti-drone systems. These upgrades are being made after getting feedback from Operation Sindoor and other real missions. In these operations, the army saw how fast drone threats are changing, so the need for systems that can quickly adjust in both hardware and software became very important.
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Zen Technologies said that its anti-drone system is fully made in-house, from design to development. This means the company can make changes fast whenever the Defence Ministry gives new requirements. Because the company builds everything itself, it can test and update the system quickly. Zen also said this kind of speed and flexibility is not possible with foreign-made products. The company shared that both these projects will be finished within a year.
Focus on Indian-made defence technology
Zen Technologies explained that events around the world, like the Pager attack and the Stuxnet malware case, show why India must have full control over all parts of its defence systems. These incidents have made it clear that depending on foreign technology can be dangerous.
The company said that when India uses products that are fully designed, developed, and manufactured in the country, it gives the Indian Armed Forces the power to make fast improvements whenever threats change. This helps reduce the time between a new threat appearing and the defence system being ready to fight it.
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Chairman and Managing Director Ashok Atluri said, “Imported systems evolve at a rate set by foreign vendors and their interests, not ours. Incidents like the pager malware operation highlight why control over every system component is vital. Buying Indian-designed, developed, and manufactured products is not an option, it’s a requirement for survival as drone and cyber threats keep evolving.”
Stock performance
Even with this good news, Zen Technologies’ stock has not been doing very well lately. The company’s shares ended the last trading day 1.5% lower at ₹1,356.7 each. In the past month, the stock has fallen by 8.8%, and so far this year, it has gone down by 45.3%. The stock also touched an intraday low of ₹1,356.7 in the last session.
