In a major move to bolster India’s air defence capabilities, Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) on Monday signed a ₹2,906 crore contract with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for supply of Low-Level Transportable Radar (LLTR) Ashwini. Developed indigenously by DRDO’s Electronics & Radar Development Establishment (LRDE), the radar system is solid-state based and can track aerial targets like drones, helicopters and fighter jets. This deal is in consonance with the Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiative of the government to promote indigenisation in defence production.
Key Highlights of the Deal
About the Ashwini LLTR Radar
- Active electronically scanned phased array radar designed by DRDO and BEL
- Levies on Sound State Technologies for yen base achievement
- Follow high-speed fighter jets as well as slow-moving drones and helicopters.
- It is armed with Integrated Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) system for 4D (range, azimuth, elevation and velocity) surveillance.
- Equipped with Electronic Counter Countermeasures (ECCM) to counter enemy jamming.
- Indigenously developed radars, in line with India’s Atmanirbhar in defence manufacturing.
Details of the BEL-MoD Deal
- ₹2,906 crore contract signed on March 14, 2025.
- The deal was signed in the presence of Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh.
This is BEL’s second major defence order in a week, following a ₹577 crore deal for,
- Airborne electronic warfare systems
- Underwater communication systems
- Doppler weather radars
- Train communication systems
- Radar upgrades and related services
