Overview
- The Ministry of Defence signed the contract Tuesday in New Delhi, naming Bharat Electronics Limited to supply five ground-based mobile electronic systems to the Indian Army.
- The MoD announcement put the value at Rs 1,476 crore, while a BEL exchange filing disclosed Rs 1,251 crore excluding taxes, with no public explanation for the gap.
- The mobile platforms provide electronic intelligence and jamming, detecting and disrupting radios, radar networks, and drone control links to deliver a non-kinetic “soft kill.”
- The deal sits under the Buy (Indian‑IDDM) category with at least 72% indigenous content, using technology developed by DLRL in Hyderabad and produced by BEL.
- Reports cited plans to field the systems with formations on the western and northern borders to give commanders a moving shield that operates alongside troops.