SHAKTI: Electronic Warfare

24 Nov 2021 SHAKTI: Electronic Warfare

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The Prime Minister handed over the Advanced Electronic Warfare Suit ‘Shakti’ to the Indian Navy at a ceremony held as part of the Rashtra Raksha Samarpan Parv on 19 November 2021.
Rashtra Raksha Samarpan Parv is part of the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ celebrations.
The Prime Minister handed over two miniature drones (‘SWITCH 10 UAV’ and ‘MR-20’) of Light Combat Helicopters (HAL’s LCH), indigenously built by Indian startups, to the Air Force.

The system will provide an electronic layer of defense against modern radar and anti-ship missiles to ensure electronic dominance and survivability in the maritime warfare zone.
This system will replace the previous generation Electronic Warfare (EW) system of the Indian Navy.
The system has been integrated with Wideband Electronic Support Measures (ESM) and Electronic Counter Measures (ECM) to protect Indian Navy ships against missile attacks.
This system will help in finding accurate direction and interception of modern radars.
The system has an in-built radar fingerprinting and data recording replay facility for post-mission analysis.
It will enhance the capabilities of the Indian Navy and will prove to be a milestone towards a self-reliant India in the field of advanced defense technologies.

Defense Electronics Research Laboratory (DLRL) Hyderabad.
It is a laboratory of Defense Research and Development Organization for building major warships of the Indian Navy for the purpose of detecting and jamming conventional and modern radars.

The first Shakti system has been installed on INS Visakhapatnam and is being installed on the indigenous aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant.
Twelve Shakti Systems are being manufactured at Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), which are being supported by over fifty Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) at a total cost of Rs.1805 crores.
These systems are set to be placed on-board major warships under production including the P-15B, P-17A and Talwar class follow-on ships.