
Ministry of defence
has signed a contract with Accord Software and Systems Private Limited (ASSPL),
Bengaluru for the procurement of 20 Enhanced Capability Global Navigation
Satellite System (ECGNSS) jammers for the Indian Navy at a total cost of Rs 449
crore with minimum 75 per cent indigenous content. The contract, under the Buy
(Indian-Indigenously Designed, Developed and Manufactured) category, was inked
in the presence of defence secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh in New Delhi on June
10.
The
system’s capabilities include degrading the satellite signal acquisition and
tracking performance of the adversary GNSS receiver and signal spoofing or
deceptive jamming. The induction would pave the way for safe operations by the
ships of the Indian Navy in a multi-threat environment.
The
contract marks a critical milestone in the ongoing efforts to bolster defence
capabilities and indigenise advanced military technology.