Army to buy 12 more Made in India Swathi weapon locating radars to deploy on China border
The Swathi Weapon Locating Radars that have been developed by the DRDO and built by Bharat Electronics Ltd, had earlier achieved major success, as they were also supplied to Armenia.
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New Delhi, May 13: In a major boost to the Make in India initiative, the Indian Army (IA) has put a proposal to the defence ministry for buying 12 Swathi weapon - locating radars developed by the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO).
The Made in India initiative will be further strengthening the Indian army at the China border, as the army has initiated a proposal worth around Rs. 1000 Cr for Swathi WLRs (Weapon Locating Radar). Reports suggest that it is planned to be put for consideration by a high level defence ministry meeting.
The Weapon Locating Radars that have been developed by the DRDO and built by Bharat Electronics Ltd, had earlier achieved major success, as they were also supplied to Armenia. The Swathi Weapon Locating Radars provide fast, automatic and accurate location of enemy weapons and mortars, shells and rockets within 50 - km range.
The radars can simultaneously detect multiple projectiles fired from different weapons at different locations. The IA has been using the radars for its operations along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir. It was provided to the army for trials in 2018.