02-17-2010, 06:05 PM
[size="6"]BEL Signs Suriname Deal at Defexpo[/size]
NEW DELHI - India's state-owned Bharat Electronics Ltd. (BEL) has bagged a $100,000 export contract to supply the armed forces of Suriname with a Coastal Communication System Network (CCN) server.
The contract was signed Feb. 16 at the ongoing Defexpo 2010 in Bangalore, in the presence of the visiting Ivan Fernald, Suriname's minister of defense.
This will be the second CCN the company has sold to Suriname. BEL completed the first under a 2008-09 contract valued at $3 million.
The coastal surveillance system provides surface and limited air surveillance, monitors movement of vessels around the coast, and detects and identifies surface and air targets - up to 60 at a time.
The CCN comprises a network of radars with a centrally located control center and communication system for data and voice connectivity.
NEW DELHI - India's state-owned Bharat Electronics Ltd. (BEL) has bagged a $100,000 export contract to supply the armed forces of Suriname with a Coastal Communication System Network (CCN) server.
The contract was signed Feb. 16 at the ongoing Defexpo 2010 in Bangalore, in the presence of the visiting Ivan Fernald, Suriname's minister of defense.
This will be the second CCN the company has sold to Suriname. BEL completed the first under a 2008-09 contract valued at $3 million.
The coastal surveillance system provides surface and limited air surveillance, monitors movement of vessels around the coast, and detects and identifies surface and air targets - up to 60 at a time.
The CCN comprises a network of radars with a centrally located control center and communication system for data and voice connectivity.