Terma, in partnership with Tata Advanced Systems Ltd (TASL), India as prime contractor, has been awarded a contract to execute Indian Navy’s Surface Surveillance Radar (SSR) project for 31 radars. The SSR program is the first procurement by the Indian Ministry of Defense under the ‘Buy and Make (Indian)’ category of the Defense Procurement Procedure (DPP).
The project involves delivery, installation, and commissioning of radar systems on Indian Navy vessels as well as delivery of simulators, establishment of depot level facilities, and integrated logistics support with deliveries spread over 10 years.
The radar is being manufactured in India with Transfer of Technology from Terma, Denmark. The SCANTER 6002 is a state-of-the-art, high-performance solid state radar capable of 24X7 operations.