Ref: HAL/HD/MKTG/HPR/2091

Date: 06 Apr 2015

Sub: RFI for Manufacturing & Supply of

High Power Radar
We, at HAL, Avionics Division, Hyderabad are in the field of Avionics since 1965 and
supporting the needs of Indian Defence Services towards all Air Borne
Communications, Ground Communications and Ship Borne Applications.
Air Borne Radio Communication systems for fighters like MIG 21 series, Jaguar,
MiG-27, Su-30,Transport Aircraft like Dornier, Avro & AN-32 and for all classes of
Helicopters in HF, VHF & UHF Bands are being manufactured and supplied by Division
apart from Ship Borne HF Transmitters. Division has got a track record of maintaining
all Radio Communication Equipment of Indigenous, Russian & Western origins under
Ground, Ship Borne and Air Borne categories. Division has designed, developed,
manufactured and supplied PAR and SRE Radars to Indian Defence.
Division is looking forward for a potential vendor capable of supplying High Power
Radar with active aperture phased array radar technology for participating in the Indian
Air Force Program along with HAL. The technical specifications are given at Annexure-1
for study and compliance by potential/interested vendors.
The interested Vendors are hereby requested to forward the response with the
following:
(i) Availability of suitable system complying with IAF requirements.
(ii) Compliance to the technical parameters given in this RFI furnished at Annexure-1.
(iii)Expression of willingness to partner with HAL, Hyderabad for supply &
manufacturing of above System by HAL.
The participating vendors may kindly note that:
(i) RFP will be released only to those vendors who will respond to this RFI with total
compliance of technical parameters given at Annexure-1.
(ii) The partner will be selected based on Techno-Commercial proposals received
against above RFP.

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(iii) The selected partner would be required to comply with all terms & conditions of
Air Force RFP like NC-NC trials, if any, at partners cost & commitment basis.
The participating vendor may kindly note that the response to RFI is to be submitted by
27th April 2015.
K Venumadhav
Deputy General Manager (Marketing)
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
Avionics Division, Hyderabad
Ph: +91 40 2387 9682
Fax: +91 40 2387 8187
e mail id : vm.kandukuru@hal-india.com

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Annexure-1 to
HAL/HD/MKTG/HPR/2091 Dated 06 Apr 2015

Technical Parameters: High Power Radar (Ground)

SL No.

Parameter

Technology

Description

Remarks

Active Aperture Phased Array Radar based on

Vendor to confirm
Solid State Trans/Receive Modules
Capability to detect targets at long ranges upto 30
Km height having RCS of 2 m2 , Probability of
Detection (Pd) of 0.9 and False Alarm Rate (PFA)
-6
of 10 .

Capabilities

Vendor to specify Max

detection range for a
target of RCS of 2 m2 ,
Pd of 0.9 and PFA of
10-6.

Ability to resolve target in four dimension (4D) Vendor to confirm

namely Range, Azimuth, Height and Doppler.
Ability to classify targets as large, medium and Vendor to confirm
small for fixed and rotary wing aircraft, and UAV
automatically.
Maximum 'G' value for air breathing targets that Vendor to specify
can be tracked in Full Track mode.
Time to bring system
Transmission 'On' state.

from

'Off'

state

to

Time to bring system from Transmission 'Off' state

to Transmission 'On' state.
Ability to program electronic tilt in different
directions.
Ability to define and implement 4D (Azimuth,
Range, Altitude, Doppler) Non Automatic Initiation
(NAI) zones.
3

Capabilities (Contd)

Vendor to specify/
Ability to accept and utilise 3-D shape file vector Confirm
maps in geo.tilt formats.
North alignment to be GPS or equivalent system
based with alignment accuracy of at least +/- 0.10
and provision of standby non GPS based North
alignment system with accuracy of at least +/- 0.10
Provision of GPS or equivalent system based time
stamping with a provision of redundant standby
clock with similar accuracies. In addition, provision
to take time stamp from external source using NTP.

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SL No.

Parameter

Detection Capability

Max Altitude of Deployment

ARM

Scanning Modes

Description

Remarks

(a) Capability to cue search and track in specific Vendor to confirm

directions based on command from Command and
Control Centre.
(b) Ability to classify Standoff Weapons e.g. air Vendor to confirm
launched missiles/ weapons.
(c) Maximum number of tracks that can be tracked Vendor to specify
in Early Warning mode for detection of very small
RCS targets following parabolic trajectory.
To be capable of being sited up to an altitude of
Vendor to specify
3000m Above Mean Sea Level
(a) Provision of ARM detection and warning to the
operator.
Vendor to specify
(b) Provision to initiate anti-ARM measures on
detection of ARM at operator defined ranges.
Ability to scan 3600 in azimuth in surveillance mode Vendor to specify.
through static/rotating antenna.

Ability to scan programmable azimuth sector in

Vendor to confirm.
sector mode for rotating antenna.
(a) Tracking in the presence of Ground/ Sea/
Cloud/ Snow/ Hailstorm/ Rain clutter.
(b) Effective mitigation solutions to eliminate/
reduce clutter from Wind Turbine Generators
Clutter Reduction Capability
Vendor to confirm
(WTGs).
(c) Capability to generate clutter map.
(d) Provision of Non Automatic Initiation Zones in
4D (Azimuth, Range, Elevation and Doppler).

Resolution

Resolution capabilities in the following dimensions:(a) Azimuth

(b) Range
(c) Height
(d) Doppler
(e) Doppler resolution in Search / TWS mode.
(f) Doppler resolution in Full Track mode.
Accuracy capabilities in the following dimensions:(a) Azimuth
(b) Range
(c) Height
(d) Doppler
(e) Doppler accuracy in search /TWS mode.

Vendor to specify

Vendor to specify

10

Accuracy

11

Data Update rate

Data update rates (In seconds) in surveillance and Vendor to specify

sector mode.

Tracking Modes

Ability to track & manually designate maneuvering

targets for higher track update rates and higher
Azimuth, Range and elevation accuracies.

12

Vendor to specify

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SL No.

13

Parameter

ECCM Capabilities

Description

Remarks

(a) Radar's bandwidth of operation and capability

to select frequencies during burst to burst or scanto-scan.
(b) Provision of Side Lobe Blanking (SLB)
(c) Side Lobe Cancellation (SLC) (Define value in
dB).
(d) Frequency agility
(e) Jamming strobe presentation
(f) Generation of angular data of tracking jammer. Vendor to specify
(g) Provision to pass the jammer angular data to
the command and control centre.
(h) System's capability of defining programmable
'Silent Sector' with selectable azimuth and
elevation boundaries, to achieve no transmission in
defined Silent Sectors.
(j) Anti-Chaff mode.
(k) Dynamic CFAR.
Max wind velocity for following:-

14

15

Wind Velocity

Radar Data Processing

(RDP)

16

Remote Operation

17

Operation

(a) Operations of Radar

(b) Stopping of Antenna
(c) Folding of Antenna
a) Zero velocity filters to overcome problem of
Doppler slot.
(b) Heading accuracy for non-turning tracks.
(c) Track handling capacity.
(d) Speed accuracy in Km/hr.
(e) Track Maintenance during manoeuvering.
Define g value.
(f) Track initiation within 2 scans or better.
(g) False Track rate per hour.
(h) Speed Processing Range for air breathing
targets.
(i) Ability to process Radar data and display plots
on Operator Work Station (OWS)
(j) Ability to program all the Radar Operational
modes from OWS.
(k) Ability to replay recorded Air Picture with
synchronised R/T.

Vendor to specify

Vendor to specify

Vendor to specify Max

Distance from Radar to
Ops shelter for remote
operation and details of
media
used
for
connectivity.
Vendor to specify max
Ability to operate on continuous basis with high hours
of
Radar
endurance
and
minimal
maintenance endurance
and
requirements.
limitations
for
continuous operation of
Radar
Ability of Remote Operations including switching
ON/OFF and operation of BITE from Ops shelter
located at a distance from Radar through a fiber
optic link/radio link.

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SL No.

Parameter

Description

Remarks

Provision of at least six OWS for conduct of

operations at each location and expansion
possibility to a ten OWS. All OWS capable of being
configured either for radar operation or
maintenance. The OWS features:-

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Operator Work Station

(OWS)

(a) Multi colored display for presenting and

updating Air Situation Picture with all tracks
parameters and associated features like maps,
locations, picture in picture etc.
(b) Digital Map data format is to be Open
Geospatial Consortium (OGC) compliant.
(c) Provision to generate details of track picked up
Vendor to confirm
by radar along with all track parameters.
(d) Provision of Air Situation Picture display on
Large Screen Displays.
(e) Simulation Facility: Simulation facility is required
for operator training. The system should have the
capability of scenario generation involving creation
of at least 300 simulated tracks with interactive
capability.
(f) HMI: The display of 24 inch or more LED flat
panel.
(g) Provision to program all Operational modes,
Silent Sectors, NAI zones and Electronic tilt from all
OWS.
Ability to integrate IFF MK XII (S) in all modes of
Radar operation

19

IFF

Vendor to confirm
Vendor to confirm compliance as per STANAG
4193 and ICAO annexure 10.
Ability to provide radar data in ASTERIX Cat 048
format for Command and Control System of Indian
Air Force (IAF).

20

Integration

21

EMI/EMC

22

Power Supply

23

Environmental Conditions

24

Warranty

25

Publications

Vendor to confirm
Ability to provide VoIP based R/T for Voice
Command & Control System of Indian Air Force
(IAF).
Compliance to MIL-STD-469B
Vendor to confirm
Ability to operate on commercial power supply (230
V, 50 Hz, 4 Phase) and DG Set with automatic Vendor to confirm
changeover. UPS as back up for 15 Min.
Capability to operate without any degradation in
performance within the environmental conditions as Vendor to confirm
specified in JSS 55555 standard.
Warranty support for the product for minimum two
Vendor to confirm
years
Compliance
of
maintenance
related
documents/publications and manuals as per Vendor to confirm
S1000D format.
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SL No.

Parameter

Description

Remarks

Details of following requirements towards

maintenance of the product:26

27

28

Maintainability

(a) Periodic maintenance schedule with duration.

Vendor to specify
(b) BITE facility to monitor the health of the system
up to Line Replaceable Unit (LRU) level.
(c) Broad requirement of establishing
operational/intermediate/Depot level facilities.

(a) Provision of Health and Usage Monitoring

System (HUMS).
(b) Provision to monitor radar parameters like
Frequency, PRF, power output and other essential
parameters by radar technicians.
(c) Report Generation Ability to generate following
reports:
(i) Running Hours of Radar, DG Set and Air
Conditioner.
(ii) No of Tracks picked up with IFF.
(iii)No of Tracks picked up in an operator
defined area with complete details of the
picked up tracks.
(iv) Operational status of the system with
Health and Usage Monitoring
complete details.
System (HUMS)/Built In Test
Vendor to Specify
(v) Height accuracy of an operator specified
Equipment
track.
(vi) Visibility diagram based on radar location
(expected pickup ranges in a graphical
form) at various target altitudes.
(d) Self-Power 'ON' test for all sub systems.
(e) Local BITE of each sub system
(f) Central BITE to collect BITE from each sub
system and application of correlation rules to find
out the fault.
(g) Online monitoring of BITE.
(h) Test signal generation to test antenna,
transmission and receiving system.
(j) Unserviceability of the BITE should not render
the radar non-operational.

Safety measures

Provision of following safety measures in the

system:(a) Overload and short circuit protection.
(b) Protection against EHT supply.
(c) Anti-Radiation protections measures for
personal operating the system in near vicinity.
(d) Comprehensive lightening protection for HPR
system.

Vendor to specify

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SL No.

29

Parameter

Cost

Description

Remarks

Rough Order of Cost (ROM) cost to be provided for

following equipment and associated systems:- 08/12/16 HPRs
- Training
- Maintenance tools & Test Equipment
Vendor to specify
- Publications
- MRLS (Manufacturer Recommended List of
Spares)
- Warranty
-Any other relevant cost info.

Note: Vendor to attach detailed technical specification of the equipment being offered as response to this RFI

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