Gridbots KATANA autonomous weapon station and RCWS — AI-enabled remote control weapon station India


KATANA — AI-Enabled Autonomous Weapon Station & RCWS

Remote Control Weapon Station | India


Gridbots KATANA is a state-of-the-art autonomous weapon station and remote control weapon station (RCWS) with the capability to track more than 20 simultaneous targets and lock on to any target within a second for firing.

This AI-enabled RCWS can be deployed by homeland security units, UGVs and other mount platforms to deliver a fully situationally aware defensive system that uses deep learning to identify and neutralise targets in seconds.

The autonomous weapon station supports 360-degree pan and 180-degree tilt simultaneously, and can carry EOS pods in single, twin, quad and octa barrel configurations. As India's most capable remote control weapon station, the KATANA is designed for defence, homeland security and counter-UAV applications.

180 Degree Pan/Tilt Camera
Barrel Launcher
Missiles
Rotating Platform
Missiles Cover
Controller
Gridbots KATANA remote control weapon station RCWS — 360 degree pan, autonomous target tracking
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Features


Long Endurance icon

Long Endurance

Automatic Target Tracking icon

Automatic Target Tracking

2-Way Audio Communication icon

2 Ways Audio Communication

Fully Autonomous Navigation icon

Fully Autonomous Navigation

3D Path Navigation icon

3D Path Navigation

Follow Me mode icon

Follow Me

IP65 Weather Proof icon

IP 65 Weather Proof


360 Degree Panoramic View icon

360 Degree Panoramic View

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Thermal Sight



Gridbots KATANA autonomous weapon station — ground mount variant


KATANA

The Gridbots KATANA is an autonomous and manual remote control weapon station (RCWS) deployable on ground vehicles for remote target tracking and engagement in the field.

The unit supports payloads up to 12.7 mm guns, grenade launchers and ATGMs, making it one of the most versatile autonomous weapon stations available in India.

The system features EO/IR camera pods for target detection and identification at ranges up to 10 km.

Gridbots KATANA-AAD autonomous anti-air defence weapon station RCWS


KATANA-AAD

The KATANA-AAD is a specialised anti-air defence variant of the autonomous weapon station designed to counter aerial threats including drones and low-altitude aircraft.

Integrated with the GB-Sentinel anti-drone system, KATANA-AAD forms the hard-kill layer in a complete counter-UAV and remote control weapon station solution.

EO/IR camera pods enable target identification at up to 10 km range with 99.9% locking accuracy.





Specifications


Model Number GB-KATANA-MK1
Payload ATGM/MG/RL/GL
Unit Weight 500 Kg
MOC Chromium Steel
Situational Awareness Gridbots HAWK + SleuthHOUND EOS
View 360 Degree Pana-view / Thermal
Comms Encrypted
Both Axis - Rotary Precision 10 uRad
Battery Operation Yes - 24V/100Ah
Control Manual / Auto / Man-in-Loop
Locking and Tracking Accuracy 99.9%
Video + Thermal Camera Analytics Onboard Deep Learning + Active Appearance based Models
Additional Payload MMG / 12 mm Gun
Rotational Speed 180 Degrees per second — Both Axes
Suitable Mount Platform Gridbots TITAN / UGVs / Light Tanks / Vehicles
On-board Video Compute Twin GPU based Video Processor
Payload Capacity on Platform Up to 200 Kg [Main Axis]
Threat Perception Sound Fourier / Gated Light Cameras / AESA RADAR
Additional Sensors SWIR / MWIR / LWIR / Dark Silicon Imager


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Gridbots KATANA RCWS technical drawing front view
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