Rajnath Singh flags off 'SANJAY' Battlefield Surveillance System
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh flagged off 'SANJAY – The Battlefield Surveillance System', developed by the Indian Army and BEL at a cost of ₹2,402 crore, from South Block, New Delhi on 24 January 2025.
Summary
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh flagged off 'SANJAY – The Battlefield Surveillance System (BSS)' from South Block, New Delhi on 24 January 2025. SANJAY integrates inputs from ground and aerial battlefield sensors to produce a Common Surveillance Picture over the Army Data Network and satellite communication network. Jointly developed by the Indian Army and Bharat Electronics Limited under the Buy (Indian) category at a cost of ₹2,402 crore, SANJAY will be inducted into all operational brigades, divisions and corps in three phases from March to October 2025, the 'Year of Reforms' in the Defence Ministry.
Key facts
- Flagged off
- 24 January 2025, South Block, New Delhi
- System
- SANJAY – Battlefield Surveillance System
- Developers
- Indian Army and BEL
- Cost
- ₹2,402 crore, Buy (Indian) category
- Induction
- Three phases, March–October 2025
- Output
- Common Surveillance Picture of the battlefield
Practice MCQs 2 questions
'SANJAY', flagged off on 24 January 2025, is what kind of system?
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Correct answer: D — Battlefield surveillance system
PIB 2095712: SANJAY is the Battlefield Surveillance System that fuses sensor inputs into a Common Surveillance Picture.
Consider the following statements about SANJAY: 1. It was jointly developed by the Indian Army and Bharat Electronics Limited. 2. It was developed at a cost of ₹2,402 crore under the Buy (Indian) category. 3. Its induction is to be completed in a single phase in March 2025. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 1 and 2 only
PIB 2095712: SANJAY was developed by the Army and BEL at ₹2,402 crore under Buy (Indian); induction is in three phases from March to October 2025.