Archive · 30 Sep 2026
Armory Founder Details India’s Fast Software-Defined Counter-Drone Race
Drones can change their signals, directions, and software very quickly.
This means systems that stop drones must also improve quickly.
Amardeep Singh leads Armory, an Indian defence technology company.
Armory built a portable system called Surge to detect and disrupt drones.
Singh says Surge can detect drones up to five kilometres away and jam them from three kilometres away.
He says the system reached Indian Army trials six months after the idea began.
The company tested it in the field and changed it based on feedback.
Singh says software can help military equipment receive upgrades after it is delivered, but faster development should not lower safety or testing standards.
Armory founder Amardeep Singh says counter-drone systems must evolve as quickly as changing drone technology.
The company’s man-portable Surge system weighs about 15 kilograms, detects drones at five kilometres and jams them at three kilometres.
Singh says Armory progressed from an initial concept to Indian Army trials within six months.
He says the company used field testing and customer feedback to repeatedly modify Surge rather than relying mainly on prolonged simulations.
Singh argues that faster development must preserve military testing standards and says India has mechanisms for urgent procurement.
- Who
- Amardeep Singh, founder of Gurugram-based defence technology company Armory, and the Indian Army.
- What
- Armory is developing software-defined, indigenous counter-drone technology, including its man-portable Surge system.
- When
- Singh says Surge moved from an initial concept to Indian Army trials in six months, followed by multiple Ministry of Defence orders within another 12 months.
- Where
- The development is taking place in India, with Armory based in Gurugram and the system undergoing Indian Army trials.
- Why
- Counter-drone systems need to keep pace with rapidly changing drone frequencies, navigation, communications and software.
- Company
- Armory, a Gurugram-based defence technology company
- Founder
- Amardeep Singh
- System
- Surge, a man-portable counter-drone system
- System weight
- Approximately 15 kilograms
- Detection range
- Five kilometres
- Jamming range
- Three kilometres
- Development timeline
- From initial concept to Indian Army trials in six months
- Procurement
- Singh says multiple Ministry of Defence orders followed within another 12 months