Procurement Of Indigenously-Developed “Tactical LAN Radio”: Indian Army
News: The indigenously created “tactical LAN radio” is now available thanks to an agreement the Indian Army recently announced with a Bengaluru-based business.
The Army has formally agreed to a second contract through the Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) programme.
Modern high-bandwidth wireless radio equipment called Tactical LAN Radio is used to provide dependable and failsafe communication.
The LAN radio solution provides a wider communication range and a built-in frequency hopping mechanism to reduce the risk of being intercepted.
It offers high-bandwidth long-distance point-to-multipoint communication.
Additionally, the system has improved safety features and can run flawlessly for 48 hours on a single set of batteries.
Innovations for Defence Excellence, or iDEX:
It was introduced in April 2018 and is the Ministry of Defence’s (MoD) premier programme.
By involving industries such as MSMEs, start-ups, individual innovators, R&D institutes, and academics, the goal is to promote self-reliance and foster innovation and technological development in defence and aerospace.