Why in news?
Indian Army has initiated the procurement and induction of this indigenous Counter-Unmanned Aerial System (CUAS) Grid designed to detect, track, identify, and neutralize hostile drones in real time. 
 
Purpose

• SAKSHAM's primary purpose is to provide real-time detection, tracking, identification, and neutralization of hostile drones and unmanned aerial systems in operational zones.
• It ensures airspace security across the expanded battlefield space, responding to emerging threats revealed during operations like Operation Sindoor, where drones posed significant challenges.

Key Features

• Modular Command and Control System: Integrates multiple counter-drone weapons and sensors for flexible deployment.
• Real-time Detection and Tracking: Utilizes radar, radio-frequency, electro-optical, and infrared sensors for continuous surveillance.
• Integrated Recognised UAS Picture (RUASP): Creates a comprehensive real-time view of friendly, neutral, and hostile aerial assets for commanders.
• AI-enabled Predictive Analysis: Employs artificial intelligence for threat prediction and automated decision support.
• Sensor-Weapon Fusion: Synchronizes soft-kill (jammers, electronic warfare) and hard-kill (kinetic interceptors) measures.
• 3D Battlefield Visualization: Provides commanders with dynamic visualization of the airspace.
• Network Integration: Operates securely on the Army Data Network and links with the Akashteer Air Defence Control for unified airspace control.
• Scalability and Mobility: Compact, scalable, and rapidly deployable system adaptable to evolving drone threats.
• Indigenous Innovation: Aligned with the Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative and the Army's Decade of Transformation roadmap for a technologically advanced force.

SAKSHAM represents a critical leap in India's defence technology to maintain operational superiority by controlling the increasingly contested airspace above ground forces, effectively countering hostile UAV threats in modern warfare.

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