India’s Defence Ministry signed a contract worth Rs 449 crore with a Bengaluru firm, Accord Software and Systems Private Limited (ASSPL), to procure 20 enhanced capability Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) jammers for the Indian Navy.
The contract is signed on Wednesday under the 'Buy (Indian-Indigenously Designed, Developed and Manufactured)' category, MoD said. It was inked in the presence of Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh in New Delhi.
The ministry has signed a contract 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 a minimum 75 per cent indigenous content," read the official statement.
The eventual induction of the jammers would pave the way for safe operations by the Indian Navy's ships in a multi-threat environment, it added.
"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 statement said.
The contract reinforces the government's commitment to Aatmanirbhar Bharat and Make-in-India while bolstering the maritime security architecture of the country. It marks a critical milestone in the ongoing efforts to bolster defence capabilities and indigenise advanced military technology, it said.
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