Ministry of Defence inks Rs 3,700 crore contracts with BEL

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To enhance the operational capabilities of the Indian Air Force (IAF), the Defense Ministry on March 23 signed two separate contracts with Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) at a total cost of over Rs 3,700 crore.

An overview of the news

• The first contract, worth over Rs 2,800 crore, pertains to the supply of Medium Power Radar (MPR) 'Arudhra' to the IAF.

• The second contract, at a total cost of about Rs 950 crore, pertains to 'Radar Warning Receivers' (RWR).

• Both the projects are under the indigenously designed, developed and manufactured-IDMM category.

• The radar has been designed and developed by the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and will be manufactured by BEL.

• The RWR has been designed to also enhance the capabilities of Su-30 MKI aircraft.

About Arudhra Radar

• This 4D radar is capable of automatic detection and tracking of slow moving aerial targets ranging from fighter jets.

• The system has an instrumented range of 400 km.

• It is capable of detecting RCS targets with a range of 300 km with altitudes ranging from 100 m to 30 km.

• The radar operates in either Staring or Rotation mode.