Aero India 2025: Indian Army displays AI-based weapon system
The Ten AI Weapon System (TAIWS) is seen on display at Aero India 2025. (Janes/Vishal Sengupta)
The Indian Army has displayed the Ten AI Weapon System (TAIWS) – an artificial intelligence (AI)-based remote weapon – at the Aero India 2025 show in Bangalore.
The new system, which can leverage AI capability to track, detect, and fire, is envisaged to be deployed at India's Line of Control (LoC) to enhance border surveillance and counter-insurgency operations.
The system's primary weapon is mounted on a tripod and features a 7.62 mm medium machine gun. However, the primary weapon can be changed to suit requirements. The system also includes an optical camera, a thermal imager, GPS, a magnetometer, an inclinometer, and a laser rangefinder.
Colonel Ashish Dogra from the Indian Army's Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers (EME), which led the development of TAIWS, told Janes that the system has a night mode with a detection and identification range of 700 m and a 40x optical zoom camera for daytime use.
He said TAIWS features a modular design, which enables attachment to a wide selection of sights. Work is currently under way to achieve an IP65 rating to withstand adverse weather conditions.
TAIWS also has real-time sensor fusion and threat analysis capabilities. The primary weapon system can be operated manually or on a semi-automatic mode to keep a human in the loop, Col Dogra said.
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