Indian Navy signs contract with BEL for implementation of NMDA Project
Indian Navy
has signed a contract with a major defence PSU for the implementation of the
National Maritime Domain Awareness
(NMDA) Project towards strengthening maritime and coastal security, the defence ministry said on Tuesday.
The contract was signed in the presence of Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Tarun Sobti, and Chairman and Managing Director,
Bharat Electronics Limited
(BEL), Bengaluru, Manoj Jain.
The project will bring in an integrated approach to data collation, analysis and information sharing among the various maritime stakeholders.
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"The Indian Navy has signed a contract with
Bharat Electronics Limited
(BEL), Bengaluru, for the implementation of National Maritime Domain Awareness Project towards strengthening maritime and coastal security," it said.
The project entails the upgrade of the existing National Command, Control, Communication and Intelligence (NC3I) Network to the NMDA Network along with the incorporation of AI-enabled software, the ministry said.
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As part of the project, the existing Information Management and Analysis Centre (IMAC) at Gurugram, which is the nodal centre of NC3I Network, will also be upgraded into a
multi-agency NMDA Centre
hosting representatives from various national agencies, it said.
The project will be executed on a "turnkey basis" and will be administered by the Indian Navy, the statement said.
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