Indian Army, Bharat Electronics Launch Indigenously Developed Battlefield Surveillance System

The Indian army and Bharat Electronics Limited today launched a Battlefield Surveillance System (BSS) developed at cost of INR2400 crore ($283 million).

Called “SANJAY,” the BSS integrates inputs from ground and aerial sensors, fusing them to produce a Common Surveillance Picture of the battlefield over secured Army Data Network & Satellite Communication Network.

It will enhance battlefield transparency and transform the future battlefield through a Centralised Web Application which will provide inputs to Command & Army Headquarters, and the Indian Army Decision Support System.

The BSS is equipped with state-of-the-art sensors and cutting-edge analytics. It will monitor the vast land borders, prevent intrusions, assess situations. This would enable commanders to operate in both conventional & sub-conventional operations in a Network Centric Environment. Its induction will be an extraordinary leap towards data and network centricity in the Indian Army.

SANJAY has been indigenously & jointly developed by the Indian Army and Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL).

These systems will be inducted to all operational Brigades, Divisions & Corps of the Indian Army in three phases w.e.f. March to October of 2025, which has been declared as ‘Year of Reforms’ in the Ministry of Defence (MoD). This system has been developed under the Buy (Indian) category at a cost of Rs 2,402 crore.