Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh during the signing of a contract of ₹2,906 crore between the Ministry of Defence and Ghaziabad’s Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) for the procurement of Low-level Transportable Radar, LLTR (Ashwini) for IAF
The Union Ministry of Defence (MoD) on Wednesday (March 12, 2025) signed a ₹2,906 crore contract with Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), Ghaziabad for the procurement of Low-level Transportable Radar, LLTR (Ashwini).
Ashwini is an active electronically scanned phased array radar based on state-of-the-art solid state technology, the MoD said in a statement. “The radar is capable of tracking aerial targets from high-speed fighter aircraft to slow moving targets such as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and helicopters. Its acquisition will significantly enhance the operational preparedness of the Indian Air Force,” the Ministry said.
The radar is indigenously designed and developed by the Electronics and Radar Development Establishment, a laboratory under the Defence Research and Development Organisation. The contract was signed in the presence of Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh in South Block here.
Published – March 12, 2025 06:23 pm IST