Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi formally handed over the Advanced Electronic Warfare (EW) System ‘Shakti’ to the Indian Navy at a ceremony held as part of Rashtra Raksha Samarpan Parv at Jhansi on 19 Nov 2021.
- Advanced Electronic Warfare (EW) System ‘Shakti’ has been designed and developed by Defence Electronics Research Laboratory (DLRL) Hyderabad for Capital Warships of the Indian Navy for the interception, detection, classification, identification and jamming of conventional and modern Radars.
- The Shakti EW system will provide an electronic layer of defence against modern radars and anti-ship missiles to ensure electronic dominance and survivability in the maritime battlefield.
- First Shakti system has been installed on-board INS Visakhapatnam and is being installed on-board Indigenous Aircraft Carrier, INS Vikrant.
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