ECGNSS jammers are designed to degrade the satellite signal acquisition and tracking capabilities of an adversary’s global navigation satellite system receive

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) on Wednesday signed a Rs 449-crore contract with Bengaluru-based Accord Software and Systems Private Limited for the procurement of 20 Enhanced Capability Global Navigation Satellite System (ECGNSS) jammers for the Indian Navy.

The contract has been signed under the ‘Buy (Indian-Indigenously Designed, Developed and Manufactured)’ category and was inked in the presence of Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh in New Delhi.

According to the MoD, the ECGNSS jammers are designed to degrade the satellite signal acquisition and tracking capabilities of an adversary’s global navigation satellite system receiver. The systems can also spoof signals and carry out deceptive jamming operations.