Defence minister inks contract of Rs 1,950cr for 2 mountain radars with PSU BEL for IAF
NEW DELHI: The defence ministry has inked a major capital acquisition contract with PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) for the procurement of two mountain radars, including associated equipment and infrastructure, for the Indian Air Force, at a cost of around Rs 1,950 crore.
The radars are indigenously designed and developed by DRDO’s electronics and radar development establishment, and will be manufactured by BEL.
The contract, under the Buy (Indian-indigenously designed, developed and manufactured) category, was signed in the presence of senior officials of the defence ministry and BEL on March 31. This was the last capital acquisition contract in the last financial year.
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The radars are indigenously designed and developed by DRDO’s electronics and radar development establishment, and will be manufactured by BEL.
The contract, under the Buy (Indian-indigenously designed, developed and manufactured) category, was signed in the presence of senior officials of the defence ministry and BEL on March 31. This was the last capital acquisition contract in the last financial year.
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Add more radars as lag of one radar signal could be compensated by the other new one that kept in other end in mountain regions of north east, south and middle India. As we know that radar signal lost for helicopters in seashores regions also.Read allPost comment
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