The Indian Army has signed a contract for the procurement of its first indigenously designed and manufactured Software Defined Radios (SDR), developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and produced by Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL).
Equipped with high data rates and Mobile Ad hoc Network (MANET) capabilities, these advanced SDRs will significantly enhance secure, real-time communication and strengthen the Army’s operational readiness in information-intensive, network-centric battlefields.
The Additional Directorate General of Public Information – Indian Army (ADGPI) said in a post on X, “Indian Army has signed a contract for the procurement of its first indigenously designed and manufactured Software Defined Radios, SDR, developed by DRDO and produced by Bharat Electronics Limited, BEL. Equipped with high data rates and Mobile Ad hoc Network (MANET) capabilities, these advanced SDRs will significantly enhance secure, real-time communication and strengthen the Army’s operational readiness in information-intensive, network-centric battlefields.”
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), in collaboration with the Integrated Defence Staff (IDS) and the Tri-Services, had earlier released Indian Radio Software Architecture (IRSA) standard 1.0 to enable interoperability in Military Communication, during the National workshop organised on October 6 at DRDO Bhawan, New Delhi.
IRSA is a comprehensive software specification for Software Defined Radios (SDRs), defining standardised interfaces, APIs, execution environments, and mechanisms for waveform portability. IRSA is designed to ensure waveform portability, SDR Interoperability, Certification and Conformance.
(ANI)