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NEW DELHI — India is developing homemade electronic warfare (EW) systems that will have a range of up to 500 kilometers when fitted on UAVs and aircraft. At present, India is using ground-based EW systems fitted on naval platforms with a range of only 10 to 20 kilometers.
When fitted aboard satellites, the range of the EW systems will be even greater, said a scientist at India’s Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), which is developing the EW systems.
A prototype of a synthetic aperture radar developed at the Electronics and Radar Development Establishment, a Bangalore-based laboratory under DRDO, will be flight-tested on an aircraft this year.
India’s demand for advanced EW systems is estimated to cost about $5 billion, and the bulk of these systems are being developed by state-owned Bharat Electronics Ltd. (BEL).
DRDO and BEL have also developed the Samyukta EW systems being used by the Indian Army as electronic intelligence, communication intelligence, and electronic attack measures.
In October, domestic private sector defense major Tata Power beat Elta of Israel to build the Indian Army’s integrated EW systems for mountainous terrain.
