India's Bharat Electronic Limited (BEL) will showcase its R&D
might at DEFEXPO 2012. The main highlight will be Network Centric Warfare (NCW) systems developed indigenously for the Indian defence forces. NCW
solutions for the Indian Navy will include Combat Management System, which
automates tactical data from the ship’s sensors to provide decision
support to the ship’s Command; Coastal Surveillance System, an
all-weather 24x7 surveillance system developed for safeguarding the
nation’s coastline by networking various sensors such as radars, day &
night electro-optical equipment, Automatic Identification System and
meteorological equipment; and Advanced Composite Communication System, an
IP-based New-Generation voice, data and video integrated system. The
software for all these solutions, too, have been developed in-house. BEL’s display will also include computing
elements in various forms, right from wrist-wearable computers, hand-held
computers and Tablet PC to rugged laptop; communication equipment such as
Software Defined Radio with different variants, HF Radios and Radio
Relays, besides encryptors such as Terminal End Secrecy Device (TESD), IP
encryptor and Bulk Encryptor. As part of the R & D effort, BEL will display Microwave Power Modules and TR Modules for use in
radars, MEMs-based products for use in sonars, microwave components used
in air-borne EW systems and an Integrated Radio and Line Modem (IRLM) used
in missile systems. The key elements for underwater solutions which will
be on show will be transducers for ships and submarines. BEL will
highlight its contributions to the Electronic Warfare and Avionics segment
with an impressive display of the Missile Approach Warning Systems, Convoy
Jammers, Flight Control Computer and other cockpit modules. Also on
display will be the latest range of laser products, night vision products
and batteries. To turn the spotlight on BEL’s joint
development programmes with DRDO, BEL will showcase systems like Bharani
Radar, Weapon Locating Radar, New-Generation Sonar system and
multi-function Hand Held Thermal Imager.