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TACTICAL LAN RADIO

12th June, 2023

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Context

  • The Indian Army on Friday signed the second procurement contract of ‘Tactical LAN Radio’ through Innovations Defence Excellence (iDEX) continuing with the commitment towards the ‘Make in India’ initiative

About

  • Tactical LAN Radio is a state of the art high bandwidth backhaul wireless radio equipment for provisioning of reliable and failsafe communication.
  • The solution offers an enhanced range of communication and embedded frequency hopping mechanism to preclude chances of interception and long-range point-to-multipoint high-bandwidth communication.
  • The radio system also incorporates enhanced safety features and can operate continuously for 48 hours on a single set basis without any breakdown.

Applications

  • ‘Specific uses include perimeter monitoring, infrastructure defense, unattended ground sensors, tactical sensors, and border patrol.

READ ABOUT: https://www.iasgyan.in/daily-current-affairs/idex-initiative

PRACTICE QUESTION

Q. Consider the following statements.

a)    Tactical LAN Radio is a state of the art high bandwidth backhaul wireless radio equipment for provisioning of reliable and failsafe communication.

b)    Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) is a centrally sponsored scheme to provide financial support to nearly 300 Startups/ MSMEs/individuals.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1) Only a

2) Only b

3) Both a and b

4) Neither a nor b

Correct Answer: Only a 

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/army-signs-pact-for-procurement-of-tactical-lan-radio/articleshow/100881935.cms