SDR system inaugurated at HAL research centre

Minister of State for Defence Jitendra Singh today inaugurated Software Defined Radio (SDR) system at HAL Strategic Electronic Research Design Centre (SERDC) here.
The minister lauded the indigenous development of Softnet Radio for Airborne Communication and Net Centric Warfare and congratulated the company for manufacturing high-end tech-instruments.
"SDR is the future of communication technologies and would largely shape the net-centric warfare in the years ahead of us. The development of the system will reduce our dependency on foreign suppliers," said HAL Chairman R K Tyagi.
HAL-SERDC is a primary design centre of excellence for the development of state-of-the-art, indigenous avionics which are installed on fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft like MiG 21, MiG 27, LCA, Jaguar, SU-30, MiG- 29, Dornier, Cheetah, Chetak, ALH, operated by the Indian Defence Forces.