Officials said on Monday that the Indian Army has sought to equip itself with modern low-level light radar (LLLWR) for threat detection and response along the Chinese border because mountainous terrain restricts surveillance. They say the terrain makes it easy for enemy aircraft, helicopters, and low-flying unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to enter. The radar showed a list of new Indian manufacturing items that the military plans to carry out in cooperation with the industry.

The list was released on Monday by the commander-in-chief of the army, General Manoj Mukund Narawane, and includes surveillance and armed drone groups, anti-drone systems, infantry weapon training simulators, robotic surveillance platforms, and portable helicopter shutdowns. Ping and various ammunition. The Army needs a 3D active electronically scanned array radar with a range of 50 kilometers to provide tactical control of air defense weapons.

In order to promote self-reliance, the government has notified two lists, including 209 prohibitions on imports, which will be gradually implemented from 2021 to 2025. LLLWR is one of the weapons and systems that cannot be imported. The northern and eastern borders with China require radar, and the Chinese army has intensified its military activities in both areas.

India and China have been deadlocked on the border of Ladakh for more than 18 months, and the ongoing military negotiations aimed at resolving the tension have not achieved a major breakthrough. The Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) has also developed a LLLWR I called Aslesha Mk for ground surveillance in high-altitude plains and mountains to detect and track aerial targets.

Officials said that the Indian Air Force had introduced the Aslaisha radar, but the Army chose not to order it because of different requirements. Officials said that LLLWR is urgently needed to plug a serious loophole along the Chinese border. The Army has just introduced the upgraded L-70 anti-aircraft gun (a traditional weapon made by the Swedish arms company Bofors AB) into the eastern region to respond to air threats.

This is the first time the upgraded L-70 gun has been positioned at high altitude. The upgraded L-70 artillery has a range of 3.5 kilometers and can shoot down aircraft, armed helicopters and drones. India and China have strengthened their positions on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh. In the ongoing border stalemate, the two countries’ militaries have increased military activities, infrastructure development, surveillance and combat exercises on both sides of the border, as HT reported on Monday. Like that.

Although there were two rounds of disengagement at the friction point of the actual control line this year, the two armies each had 50,000 to 60,000 soldiers, and advanced weapons were deployed in the Ladakh theater. In a report released last week, the U.S. Department of Defense stated that despite participating in negotiations to resolve the crisis, Beijing is taking “gradual and tactical actions to emphasize its propositions” at the LAC.

News Source : Hindustan Times