SANJAY Surveillance System

27.01.2025

SANJAY Surveillance System

Why in the news?   

Recently, the Minister of Defence flagged-off ‘SANJAY - The Battlefield Surveillance System (BSS)’ from South Block, New Delhi.

About SANJAY Surveillance System:

• It is a battlefield automated surveillance system which integrates the inputs from all ground and aerial battlefield sensors, processing them to confirm their veracity, preventing duplication and fusing them to produce a Common Surveillance Picture of the battlefield over secured Army Data Network & Satellite Communication Network.

Features of the SANJAY Surveillance System:

• It is equipped with state-of-the-art sensors and cutting-edge analytics.
• It will monitor the vast land borders, prevent intrusions, assess situations with unparalleled accuracy and prove to be a force multiplier in Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance.
• It would enable commanders to operate in both conventional & sub-conventional operations in a Network Centric Environment.
• These systems will be inducted to all operational Brigades, Divisions & Corps of the Indian Army in three phases.
• Developed by: It has been indigenously & jointly developed by the Indian Army and Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL).

Significance of the SANJAY Surveillance System:

• Its induction will be an extraordinary leap towards data and network centricity in the Indian Army.
• It will enhance battlefield transparency and transform the future battlefield through a Centralised Web Application which will provide inputs to Command & Army Headquarters, and the Indian Army Decision Support System.

                                                                  Source: PIB

Consider the following statements regarding the SANJAY Surveillance System:

1. It is a battlefield automated surveillance system which integrates the inputs from all ground and aerial battlefield sensors.

2. It is jointly developed by the Indian Army and Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL).

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A.1 only

B.2 only

C.Both 1 and 2

D.Neither 1 nor 2

Answer C