Bharat Electronics Limited: Defence ministry signs Rs 2,269-crore deal with Bharat Electronics Limited

The defence ministry signed a Rs 2,269-crore cope with state-run Bharat Electronics Restricted (BEL) on Tuesday for the procurement of 11 Shakti warfare methods, together with related tools. The digital warfare system will probably be put in on-board the frontline warships of the Indian Navy, officers stated.

The Shakti methods are able to precisely intercepting digital emissions and implementing counter measures in a dense electromagnetic surroundings, they stated.

“The Ministry of Defence has signed a contract with Bharat Electronics Restricted (BEL), Hyderabad on February 13 for procurement of 11 Shakti Digital Warfare Methods together with related tools/equipment for Indian Navy underneath Purchase (Indian-IDDM) class at a complete value of Rs 2,269.54,” the ministry stated in a press release.

The Shakti EW system is indigenously designed, developed and manufactured.

“The mission will generate employment of two-and-a-half lakh man-days over a interval of 4 years with participation of greater than 155 trade companions together with MSMEs, thus furthering the imaginative and prescient of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’,” the ministry stated.

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