The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed two contracts worth Rs 3,102 crore with the Bengaluru and Hyderabad units of the Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) in New Delhi worth an aggregate Rs 3,102 crore.
The MoD, Government of India, and Navratna Defence PSU BEL signed this contract for Instrumented Electronic Warfare Range (IEWR) for the Indian Air Force. The contract is a significant step towards enhancing the capabilities of the IAF to prepare for future warfare.
The IEWR will be used to test and evaluate airborne Electronic Warfare (EW) equipment and validate their deployment in an Operational Scenario with an overall estimated cost of Rs 1,109 crore. Separately, a contract for supply of Advanced Electronic Warfare (EW) suite for Fighter aircraft of IAF has also been signed with an overall estimated cost of Rs 1993 crore.
The supply of advanced EW systems would significantly enhance the battle-survivability of the fighter aircraft while undertaking operational missions against adversaries’ ground-based as well as airborne fire control and surveillance radars. The EW suite has been indigenously designed and developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
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