Big Bang Boom Solutions Pvt. Ltd., a defense sector start-up, has secured an order worth more than Rs 200 crore from the Indian Air Force and the Indian Army for its cutting-edge anti-drone technology.

This contract, the largest under the Indian Defence Exhibition (IDEX) initiative and one of the largest signed by the Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) with an Indian start-up, is a testament to BBBS’s unmatched expertise in deep tech products, especially anti-drone solutions, reads the company statement. 

“The focus of the iDEX programme is to foster an ecosystem of innovation and technology development in defense. It is our constant endeavour to engage with young innovators who can bring technologically advanced solutions for modernising the Indian military,” said Vivek Virmani, COO, iDEX MOD. 

“We are immensely proud of this milestone in our start-up journey and are grateful for the trust placed in our capabilities by the Indian Air Force and Indian Army through the aegis of iDEX the MoD’s flagship innovation platform,” said Dr R Shivaraman, Director and CTO, BBBS.

In order to ensure seamless integration of this vital technology into their defence strategies, the company will commence execution of the order immediately, with a focus on timely delivery, comprehensive training, and its support to the Army and the Air Force.

Big Bang Boom has developed the Vajra Sentinel System, designed to detect, track, and neutralize drones at “extraordinary ranges”.

According to the company, the Vajra Sentinel System utilizes passive RF sensor technology to eliminate false alarms, and its sensor and jammer combination meets stringent military standard specifications for durability and reliability.

It has a number of state-of-the-art tech improvements such as Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar and kamikaze drones which can be upgraded on demand by the user. The system’s core sensor is built around AI and computer vision algorithms that enable the precise identification, classification, and location identification of drones. Besides, its decision-making matrix enables autonomous decision-making for countermeasures such as signal jamming and others. 

The anti-drone technology provides a game-changing response to the increasing threat posed by drones and unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).

The contract was handed over to Dr R Shivaraman, Director and CTO, BBBS in the presence of Rajnath Singh, Defence Minister, Ajay Bhatt, (Minister of State for Defence), Giridhar Aramane (Defence Secretary), Anurag Bajpai (Additional Secretary of Defence Production and CEO DIO), Chief of the Defence Staff (General Anil Chauhan) and the Chief of the Air Staff (Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari) by AVM George Thomas, ACAS Plans, on behalf of Indian Airforce and Col Mahesh, Col CD – 7, on behalf of Indian Army.

Founded in 2018 by Dwarakanath and Dr Shivaraman, Big Bang Boom aims to co-create intellectual property that can be used by the Indian armed forces to counter asymmetric emerging threats. In addition to the anti-drone system, the startup has also won five iDEX challenges and completed three of them in diverse fields of drones, advanced chemical engineering, computer vision, and cyber security. 

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