The Ten AI Weapon System (TAIWS), an AI-based “track and shoot” weapon system, was created by the Indian Army especially to be used near the Line of Control (LoC) to combat terrorist infiltration.
Given the persistent problem of Pakistan sending terrorists into the Jammu region, this system is very relevant. TAIWS uses a medium machine gun to eliminate threats while scanning dense vegetation with a mix of primary and secondary cameras. The system can align, detect, track, and shoot targets within 10 milliseconds, although the decision to fire remains with a human operator in a bunker, ensuring a human-in-the-loop approach.
TAIWS was showcased at Aero India 2025, highlighting its advanced capabilities, including a modular design that allows for various attachments and real-time sensor fusion.
The primary platform includes a medium machine-gun with a range of 1.8 km, supported by a day camera with 40x optical zoom and a thermal image camera for nighttime surveillance up to 2 km. The
This setup ensures that even if a target is hidden from one direction, it can be detected from another, providing comprehensive coverage.
During trials, TAIWS demonstrated a 100% first-round hit probability, showcasing its effectiveness in surveillance and counter-terrorism operations.
The use of a medium machine-gun creates a “kill box” of about 50 meters by 50 meters, making it difficult for targets to evade. Additionally, TAIWS can predict and fire at the future position of a moving target, enhancing its accuracy. The system is expected to be deployed in the coming months, marking a significant advancement in India’s border security capabilities.
Colonel Ashish Dogra, a key figure in the development of the Ten AI Weapon System (TAIWS), highlighted its impressive performance during trials. The system demonstrated
What occurs when the primary camera is unable to see something? That is the issue that no one in the world has ever considered. Therefore, we created a network of backup cameras. Depending on the terrain requirements, we set them 500 meters, 1 km, or 2 km apart. If we are not getting the line of sight from one direction, we will get this line of sight from any other direction,” said Col. Dogra. “So, a terrorist can hide from one direction but he cannot hide from every direction because he has to move.”
“If any of the secondary cameras picks up the movement, that camera will quickly give direction to the weapon where to point. 10 millisecond is the reaction time
Additionally, we purposefully used a medium machine gun (MMG). MMG fires over a large area, such as two kilometers, creating a death box that is around fifty meters by fifty meters. A terrorist will still be struck even if he attempts to flee. We also included a function that allows it to fire at a future position. We are forecasting the time it will take for a bullet to travel, as well as other factors, if a terrorist is moving in a certain route. As a result, we are firing the future employee. On this, a lot of effort has been done,” he continued.
We have been developing it for the Line of Control since the beginning. Every time a terrorist crosses the Line of Control, he makes use of
