Question: Recently the Ministry of Defense (MoD) has awarded a project to an indigenous company for the upgradation of Pechora surface to air systems.
What is the name of this company?
a) Alpha Design Technologies Limited (ADTL)
b) BrahMos Aerospace
c) Bharat Dynamics Limited
d) None of the above
Answer: (a)
Related Facts:
- Recently the Ministry of Defense (MoD) has awarded a project to indigenous company Alpha Design Technologies Limited (ADTL) to upgrade the Pechora surface to air systems.
- It should be known that the Pechora surface to air systems was obtained by India for its defense forces more than 30 years ago.
- Pechora surface to air systems now needs upgradation according to modern technological development in this field.
- It is taken as Government of India’s Make in India Initiative to push for indigenous defense manufacturing,
- Under this project ADTL will be upgrading and digitizing 16 of the Pechora missile and radar systems which are presently in operation.
- The company has won the contract of worth Rs 591 crore for this upgradation project.
- The contract also, has an options clause, under which the number of systems to be upgraded and digitised could be taken up to a total of 24 in the coming years.
- The entire contract is to be executed within four years.
- It should also be noted that the project would lead to the adoption of a host of indigenously developed technologies.
- The indigenously developed technologies like radar transmitter, thermal imager based electro-optical system and communication equipment will be introduced with Pechora missile systems.
Link:-
http://www.indiandefensenews.in/2020/10/alpha-design-technologies-to-upgrade.html