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Context

• The Indian Army has initiated the induction of control and reporting systems under 'Project Akashteer' to bolster its air defense capabilities.

About  'Project Akashteer'

• Developed by Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) as part of the 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' initiative.
• It is designed to be vehicle-based and mobile and can maintain operational capabilities even in challenging communication environments.

Advantages

Efficiency and Integration:

• Digitizing Air Defence Control and Reporting processes will take efficiency and integration to different levels. This will enable the Indian defense mechanism to respond swiftly to hostile threats while minimizing the risk of friendly fire incidents.

Situational Awareness:

• It integrates radar and communication systems into a unified network, which equips the Indian Army with unprecedented situational awareness. The detection and engagement of hostile targets becomes effective.
• This will enable them to detect and engage hostile targets more effectively, ensuring the safety of friendly aircraft in contested airspace.

Ease of monitoring ground-based air defense:

• Akashteer will enable monitoring of low-level airspace over the battle areas of the Indian Army and effectively control the ground-based Air Defence Weapon Systems.

Automation:

• The deployment of 'Akashteer' will complete the automation of air defense operations.

Conclusion

1. The Indian Army has declared 2024 as the 'Year of Technology Absorption' and is undertaking various initiatives to induct niche technology and systems into its inventory.
2. The induction of 'Akashteer' control centers is one of the major milestones achieved by the Indian Army on its path to transformation to meet the current and futuristic requirements of complex air defense operations.

Source: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/what-is-the-new-akashteer-command-and-control-systems-and-how-will-it-enhance-indias-air-defences/articleshow/109067258.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

PRACTICE QUESTION Q.  Consider the following statements “'Project Akashteer” It was developed by Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) as part of the 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' initiative. It Integrates radar and communication systems into a unified network, which equips the Indian Army with unprecedented situational awareness. The detection and engagement of hostile targets becomes effective. The Indian Army has declared 2023 as the 'Year of Technology Absorption' and the development of Akashteer is an important step in that direction. How many of the above statements is/are correct? Only one Only Two All three None Answer- B