Indian Navy signs pact with BEL to boost maritime domain awareness and coastal security
The contract was signed in the presence of Vice Admiral Tarun Sobti, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff, and Manoj Jain, Chairman and Managing Director of BEL.
The Indian Navy announced that the project will bring in an integrated approach to data collation, analysis and information sharing amongst the various maritime stakeholders.
The project entails upgrading the existing National Command, Control, Communication and Intelligence (NC3I) Network to the NMDA Network, along with the incorporation of AI-enabled software, it said.
As part of the project, the existing Information Management and Analysis Centre (IMAC) at Gurugram, which is the nodal centre of the NC3I Network, will also be upgraded into a Multi-Agency NMDA Centre, hosting representatives from various national agencies. The project will be executed on a 'Turnkey Basis' and will be administered by the Indian Navy, it added.
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