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Source: The post is based on the article “Indian Army Approves Five make II Projects Providing Impetus to “Atma Nirbhaarta” published in PIB on 4th November 2022.
What is the News?
Indian Army has approved project sanction orders for five Make-II projects providing further impetus to Atma Nirbhaarta.
Note: Make-II projects are essentially industry-funded projects involving design, development and innovative solutions by Indian vendors for the development of prototypes.
What are the projects approved by the Indian Army under Make-II?
High-Frequency Man-Packed Software Defined Radio(HFSDR): It will facilitate blue-force tracking with map-based navigation using a geographic information system(GIS) thereby increasing real-time situational awareness. These radio sets will replace the existing HF radio sets in the inventory which have limited data handling capability and obsolete technology.
Drone Kill System: A drone Kill System is a hard kill anti-drone system against low Radio Cross-Section (RCS) Drone/unmanned Aerial System (UAS), being developed to function in all types of terrains, both during day and night. The development of this project is reserved for MSMEs/start-ups.
Infantry Training Weapon Simulator(IWTS): It is a modern training aid which will reduce recurrent expenditures on live ammunition, besides obviating the challenges of availability of firing ranges and inclement weather. Each IWTS will facilitate the training of 10 personnel at any one point in time.
155mm Terminally Guided Munitions: The Indian Army plans to procure approximately 2000 rounds of 155mm TGM against High-Value Targets with assured Precision and Lethality for mission accomplishment and minimum collateral damage.
Medium Range Precision Kill System (MRPKS): These systems can ‘Loiter’ in the air for up to two hours and acquire, designate and engage real-time high-value targets up to 40 km.
