India, March 18 -- OptiValue Tek, a digital engineering and AI-led technology consulting firm, has announced its entry into the defence technology sector with the launch of the Integrated Counter-UAV Defence System (ICUDS), a platform designed to detect, track and neutralise advanced drone threats.

The introduction of ICUDS marks the company's formal expansion into defence, positioning it within India's growing defence innovation ecosystem. The system is intended to address emerging challenges in electronic warfare, particularly the rise of autonomous, GPS-denied and swarm-capable drones that can evade conventional radio frequency (RF)-based countermeasures.

ICUDS is built on a layered, multi-sensor architecture aimed at identifying so-...