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Northrop Grumman AN/APN-241 weather / terrain-following radar

AN/APN-241 is single-sourced from Northrop Grumman. ITAR-controlled. Indian substitution would require BEL-led development of a transport-category weather / terrain-following radar — long cycle, but feasible.

Criticality
HIGH
Supply concentration
Single source
Substitution difficulty
high
Geopolitical sensitivity
high
Foreign country
USA
Foreign supplier
Northrop Grumman
Indian capability

None for manufacture of this specific radar. BEL has built indigenous surveillance radars (Revathi) for naval applications.

Localization potential

L4 (Indian-designed transport-category radar) — long cycle; BEL has adjacent capability

Component: Surveillance radar · System: Avionics
Affected platform: Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules
Supplier profile: Northrop Grumman
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