1、PRIMERwww.cenjows.inCENTRE FOR JOINTWARFARE STUDIESMN/05/25AUGUST 2025COUNTER-UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMSARCHITECTUREBRIG ANSHUMAN NARANG(RETD)www.cenjows.in1 Abstract The Indian Prime Minister Modis announcement on 15 August 2025 of Indias indigenous“Sudarshan Chakra Mission,rivalling Israeli Iron Dome

2、,for creating a defence wall against multi-domain threats is the most needed defence capability enhancement in the next decade.In a drones infested environment with tactical battle-space majorly dominated by Multi-Domain Unmanned Vehicles(MDUVs),Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems(C-UAS)architecture is

3、the most essential component of the overall Rockets-Artillery-Air-Missiles-Drones(RAAMD)defensive shield“Sudarshan Chakra”to protect Indias strategic,civilian and high value locations from attempted drone strikes by our adversaries and anti-national elements.The C-UAS kill chain primarily involves d

4、etection,identification,tracking and mitigation of all incoming drones,MDUVs and even swarms.With an ever-growing variety and continuous technological advancement in drones domain,C-UAS solutions are PRIMER COUNTER-UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE 2 already lagging behind and no single technique

5、 can provide a comprehensive anti-drone solution.Hence,the national multi-front C-UAS architecture requires multi-layered and multi-disciplinary detection systems spread across all levels,multi-tiered and multi-domain tracking and identification and most importantly a hybrid mix of soft-kill and har

6、d-kill options to mitigate drones threat without any collateral damage.The easy accessibility of drones and its components has made the drones threat ubiquitous internally and externally.Hence,the C-UAS concepts are applicable across the nation-central and state governments,military,border/coastal d