{"id":22212,"date":"2024-04-06T03:26:43","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T21:56:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=22212"},"modified":"2025-10-11T14:41:05","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T09:11:05","slug":"project-akashteer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/project-akashteer\/","title":{"rendered":"Project Akashteer"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>About Project Akashteer:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a cutting-edge initiative designed to automate <strong>air defense control<\/strong> and reporting processes by <strong>digitizing them.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It aims to deliver an unprecedented level of <strong>situational awareness and control<\/strong> for the force to ensure the safety of friendly aircraft and engage hostile aircraft in contested airspace.<\/li>\n<li>It will enable monitoring of low level airspace over the battle areas of Indian Army and effectively control the <strong>Ground Based Air Defence Weapon Systems.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Key facts about Akashteer Command and Control Systems<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It is developed by <strong>Bharat Electronics Limited<\/strong> (BEL) as part of the &#8216;Atmanirbhar Bharat&#8217; initiative.<\/li>\n<li>The system&#8217;s control centers, designed to be <strong>vehicle-based and mobile,<\/strong> can maintain operational capabilities even in challenging communication environments.<\/li>\n<li>It will significantly enhance India&#8217;s air defense capabilities in several ways:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Efficiency and Integration:<\/strong> By digitizing Air Defence Control and Reporting processes, &#8216;Akashteer&#8217; will usher in unprecedented levels of efficiency and integration. This will enable the Indian Army to respond swiftly to hostile threats while minimizing the risk of friendly fire incidents.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Situational Awareness:<\/strong> It integrates radar and communication systems into a unified network, providing the Indian Army with unprecedented situational awareness. This will enable them to detect and engage hostile targets more effectively.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Automation:<\/strong> Overall, the deployment of &#8216;Akashteer&#8217; signifies a leap towards complete automation of air defense operations.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Q1:What is Anjadip Shallow Water Craft?<\/h3>\n<p>It is an anti-submarine warfare shallow watercraft vessel built for the Indian Navy. It was built by the Kolkata-based Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/defence\/what-is-the-new-akashteer-command-and-control-systems-and-how-will-it-enhance-indias-air-defences\/articleshow\/109067258.cms?from=mdr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u>What is the new &#8216;Akashteer Command and Control Systems&#8217; and how will it enhance India&#8217;s air defences<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Project Akashteer is a cutting-edge initiative designed to automate air defense control and reporting processes by digitizing them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":22213,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-22212","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","8":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22212","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22212"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22212\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22213"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22212"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22212"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22212"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}