The Ministry of Defence has signed a contract with state-owned for the procurement of five ground-based mobile electronic systems worth ₹1,476 crore for the Indian Army, with a minimum 72 per cent indigenous content.
These mobile systems are designed to enhance air defence capabilities in varied terrains by dominating the “invisible” battlefield through several technical processes.
BEL profiles these systems into three categories: ELINT (Electronic Intelligence), COMINT (Communications Intelligence), and SIGINT (Signals Intelligence). The key functions include searching and intercepting radar emitters or communication signals through high-accuracy technology, pinpointing the exact geographical location of a signal source, and ascertaining fingerprints of radar systems to unravel the equipment the adversary is using for strikes. Finally, data gathered is analysed to identify targets in real time for operational requirements, to intercept any enemy electronic activity.
The contract, under the Buy (Indian-Indigenously Designed, Developed and Manufactured) category, was inked in the presence of Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh at Kartavya Bhawan-2 on Tuesday.
The system will modernise Indian Army units and strengthen the country’s indigenous defence manufacturing ecosystem, the Defence Ministry said.