Christened “Communication and Electronic Intelligence Satellite”, DRDO is holding talks with Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for launch of the payload, the defence sources said.
The electronic intelligence system on board the satellite can keep an eye on hostile neighbours, besides intercept and jam satphone communications, the sources added.
The payload being developed at a cost of Rs 100 crore is likely to be launched in four years.
While the current payload is being developed by a DRDO lab, India has already placed in orbit Radar Imaging Satellite (Risat), a spy satellite developed by the ISRO that can see through fog and clouds.
The sources also added that a radar-based “penetration aid” has been developed that allows the aircraft to penetrate into enemy territory without being identified by radars.
A consortium with Bharat Electronics Limited, DLRL, DARE and Electronic Corporation of India Limited (ECIL) as members has been formed to develop high end missile warning systems.
DH News Service
Highend sensors to guard borders
Come December, India’s borders will be watched by “divine sight.” DRDO’s ambitious “Divya Drusti”, a network of high-end sensors to intercept, monitor and analyse communication signals will be commissioned by the year-end, top defence officials said.
The system will be installed along the mountainous landscape of the Indian border touching Pakistan, Nepal and China, the officials said.
Developed at a cost of Rs 500 crore, the system will be able to intercept a range of radio frequency emissions –– radar, navigational, communication or electronic counter measure signals. The various components of the project will be networked via satcom links, the officials added.