Indian Navy Signs Contract With BEL For Implementation of NMDA Project
The
Indian Navy signed a contract with Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), Bengaluru
for the implementation of National Maritime Domain Awareness (NMDA) project
towards strengthening maritime and coastal security. The contract was signed in
the presence of deputy chief of the
naval staff, VAdm. Tarun Sobti and chairman and managing director, BEL, Manoj
Jain.
The project will bring in an integrated approach to data
collation, analysis and information sharing amongst the various maritime
stakeholders. The project entails upgradation
of the existing National Command, Control, Communication and Intelligence (NC3I)
network to NMDA network along with incorporation of AI-enabled software.
As part of the project, the existing Information Management and Analysis Centre
(IMAC) at Gurugram, which is the nodal centre of NC3I Network, will also be
upgraded into a Multi-Agency NMDA Centre hosting representatives from various national agencies. The
project will be executed on ‘Turnkey
Basis’ and will be administered by the Indian Navy.
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