BEL To Showcase Home Grown Radars, SONARs At ‘Make In India Week’

India’s Bharat Electronics (BEL) will showcase its indigenisation efforts at the ‘Make in India Week’ to be held from February 13-18, 2016, at the MMRDA Grounds, Bandra-Kurla Complex, Mumbai.

BEL will showcase ‘Akash’ surface-to-air missile system, Weapon Location Radar (WLR), Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR), Through Wall Radar (TWR), Hull Mounted Sonar (HUMSA), Software Defined Radio (SDR Manpack), 40 mm L-70 anti-aircraft guns and other products indigenously designed and developed either by BEL or in collaboration with Defense Research Development Organization (DRDO) at the Defense Pavillion, BEL said in a statement Wednesday.

WLR has been designed to locate hostile guns, mortars and rockets. With 85% indigenous content, WLR is a joint development project undertaken by LRDE and BEL for the Indian Army.

GPR is used to detect buried ammunition and metallic and non-metallic landmines (anti-personnel & anti-tank mines) in various types of soils. With 70% indigenous content, GPR has been designed, developed and manufactured by BEL.

TWR can be used to locate terrorists/hostages hiding behind walls, people trapped in buildings during fire, persons buried under walls which have collapsed after an earthquake or landslide. With 80% indigenous content, it has been designed, developed and manufactured by BEL.

HUMSA is an advanced active-cum-passive integrated sonar suite which can be fitted on a variety of naval platforms and customised for both small and large ships. With 70% indigenous content, it has been designed and developed by Naval Physical & Oceanographic Laboratory (NPOL) and manufactured by BEL for the Indian Navy.

SDR (Manpack) is a multi band, multi role tactical radio for manpack, vehicular and static applications with built-in high grade secrecy, in-built GPS and legacy support. It has been designed by Defence Electronics Application Laboratory (DEAL) and manufactured by BEL. The Centre for Artificial Intelligence & Robotics (CAIR) has provided the secure mode software and Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC) has done algorithm for the software.

40 mm L-70 anti-aircraft guns were indigenously manufactured by Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) with Swedish technology. BEL developed and integrated electronic upgrades, namely electro-mechanical power drives, electro-optic fire control system and rugged power system into this gun as per the requirement.

Other products to be showcased at the BEL stall include Schilka Weapon System Upgrade; Battle Field Surveillance Radar; Digital Mobile Radio Relay, a fully integrated, self-contained mobile communication system providing data and voice communication for command and control operations; Mini Jammers and other Electronic Warfare products; Radar Warning Receiver (R-118); Lightweight Laser Target Designator used for ranging and illuminating enemy targets with high repetition rate laser; Vehicle Mount Baggage Inspection System; Electronic Voting Machine and Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT).