Indian Navy now has 46 coastal radars
THE Indian Navy is strengthening the country’s coastal security by installing 46 coastal radar stations and 51 automatic identification centres.
It has also set up an Information Management Analysis Centre (IMAC) on the outskirts of Delhi to track the movements of some 250,000 fishing boats along the 7,500km coastline, amid fears that threats could pass in without being noticed.
Real time information will be assessed using software supplied by Raytheon.
Naval Chief Admiral Robin K Dhowan (pictured above) announced the new measures at the Indian Navy Day on 4 December 2014.
The investment in coastal radar systems follows
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