New Delhi, July 8 -- The Navy today signed a contract with Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) for implementation of the National Maritime Domain Awareness (NMDA) Project for strengthening maritime and coastal security.

The contract was signed in the presence of Vice Admiral Tarun Sobti, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff, and Manoj Jain, Chairman and Managing Director BEL.

The project will bring in an integrated approach to data collation, analysis and information sharing among various maritime stakeholders.

It entails upgradation of the existing National Command, Control, Communication and Intelligence (NCCCI) Network to NMDA Network along with incorporation of AI-enabled software.

As part of the project, the existing Information Management a...