Correct Answer : Option (A) - BEL
Indian Army has put forward a proposal to buy 12 more Made-in-India 'Swathi' weapon-locating radars for China border.
The system, enables soldiers to automatically detect the location from where enemy weapons like mortars, shells and rockets are being fired upto a distance of 50 kilometres. The system is capable of simultaneously detecting multiple projectiles which have been fired towards friendly positions.
The Swathi radars, which have been
developed by the
Defence Research and Development Organisation and
built by
Bharat Electronics Limited, will likely cost the ex-chequer
Rs.1000 crores if the acquisition is cleared by a high-level Defence Ministry meeting..
Source : NDTV
