Automation Initiatives of Army

Army formations at all levels from the Commander on the ground to the Corps level — will soon have a real-time, common operating picture, with information and data from various sensors and inputs fused into one comprehensive image for quick decision ­making.

6 May 2023

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Army formations at all levels from the Commander on the ground to the Corps level — will soon have a real-time, common operating picture, with information and data from various sensors and inputs fused into one comprehensive image for quick decision ­making.

About Battlefield Surveillance System(BSS):

  • BSS  under Project Sanjay is in the process of being deployed, after extensive validation carried out in the plains, deserts, and mountains.
  • Aim: To have surveillance centres for all field formations by December 2025. 
  • Bharat Electronics Ltd. (BEL), Ghaziabad, is the project’s system integrator.
  • Cost: The original cost was estimated to be around ₹2,700 crore, but has now been revised to ₹2,400 crore. 
  • Integrated surveillance: 
    • It will integrate thousands of sensors which will enable provision of an integrated surveillance picture to commanders and staff at all levels, besides completing the sensor­-shooter grid by integrating with the Artillery Combat Command and Control System (ACCCS).
    • The system will also integrate data on the movements of India’s adversaries received from various sources across borders, including sensors, satellites, UAVs or unmanned aerial vehicles, and patrols
  • Benefits of BSS: 
    • Improving operational efficiency, enhancing battlefield awareness for Commanders on the ground.
    • Providing functional efficiency for human resource management, logistics, inventory management, medical services and other administrative functions.
Additional Information 

  • Army Information and Decision Support System: It is an upgraded and redesigned version of the erstwhile Combat Information Decision Support System, which will integrate inputs from all operational and managerial information systems. 
  • Situational Awareness Module for the Army (SAMA): It is a decision support system in place to integrate inputs from ACCCS, BSS, e­Sitrep, and the Management Information Systems Organisation.

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