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(THE GIST OF PIB) Advanced Land Navigation System

(JULY-2024)

Recently, Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) was accorded to the procurement of Advanced Land Navigation System (ALNS) Mk-II for Armoured Fighting Vehicles (AFVs) of the Indian Army.

It is a Ring Laser Gyro (RLG) based navigation system.
It is used for traversing a path defined by the coordinates of a military map in ESM format.
The system provides Inertial, GPS and Hybrid Navigation data for the navigation requirements.
The system is spoof-proof with high levels of encryption.

Inertial Mode: In this, systems operate completely on the Inertial Sensor Inputs.
Hybrid Mode: It takes the inputs from an inertial sensor as well as GPS receiver and selects the most accurate data for calculations of navigational parameters.
GPS Mode: In this, the system is independent of inertial sensor inputs.
ALNS Mk-II is compatible with Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS), NAVigation using Indian Constellation (NavlC), in addition to Global Positioning System (GPS) and Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS).
The ALNS Mk-II offers compatibility with Defence Series Maps resulting in very high accuracy in navigational applications for AFVs.
This equipment will be procured from Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), Chennai under Buy [lndian-Indigenously Designed Developed and Manufactured (lDDM)] category.