Indian Navy awards contract to Tata Advanced System's arm for radars

Indian Navy has signed a contract with Nova Integrated Systems Ltd, a fully owned subsidiary of Tata Advanced System Ltd, for procurement of surface surveillance radars (SSR). This is the first contract concluded under the Buy and Make (Indian) Category, in line with the government’s Make in India initiative. Nova Integrated Systems will indigenously manufacture these state-of-the-art radars in collaboration with Denmark-based Terma. 

The contract marks the entry of Indian private industry in production of hi-tech sensors for the Indian Navy. Procurement of SSR is a part of Indian Navy’s plan for modernisation of its fleets, and these radars will also be installed onboard the ships under construction. “The government’s drive to modernise the Armed Forces and build an Indian defence industrial base with participation of private industry gets a major boost with the signing of this contract,” said Ministry of Defence (MoD) in a press release yesterday.