SAMYUKTA SYSTEM

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Caption : The president, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, presenting a model of 'Samyukta', part of an electronic warfare system to the Chief of Army General, N.C. Vij, at the Defence Electronics Research Laboratory (DERL) in Hyderabad on January 19, 2004. The Defence Minister, George Fernandes and Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister, V.K. Aatre, look on. 'Samyuktha' is mounted on ground mobile vehicles and covers HF to millimetre wave frequencies range. The coverage of the electronic spectrum of frequencies is done in two segments - communication segments and non-communication segment - which are finally integrated with the master control centre (MCC) through appropriate transmission stations. It is capable of handling both ground-based and airborne threats. It has the capability to intercept, detect, search, identify and locate complex communication and radar signals. It monitors and analyses communication and radar activity across the forward edge of the battle area. Photo: Mohammed Yousuf