India, May 5 -- Defence tech startup Armory has bagged a Rs.100 Cr ($10.5 Mn) order from the defence ministry for its AI-powered counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS), called SURGE.

Under the deal, Armory will produce and deploy SURGE systems for Indian forces. The platform uses proprietary 'Samaritan OS' to detect, track, and neutralise rogue drones by using AI to scan environments millions of times per second and learning new radio frequency (RF) signatures to update its threat library.

With the order in hand, Armory now plans to scale its manufacturing capacity, invest in hiring, shore up its product portfolio and strengthen its R&D center in Manesar.

"This Rs.100 Cr order makes Armory arguably the youngest defence tech startup t...