TACTICAL LAN RADIO
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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.
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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 |