India intends to procure approximately 45 Bird Detection and Monitoring Radar Systems to reduce the risk of bird strikes in air operations at various airfields.
"The Radar system would be used to monitor bird activity in the vicinity of airfields to reduce bird strike risk during air operations. Radar should be deployable at all altitudes in India, presently the highest airfield is Leh with an elevation of 10,682 feet," the Indian Ministry of Defense said in a statement.
The Request for Information requires these systems should not have less than 2,000 meter altitude of detection and range should be more than 6.8 miles for a large bird while 3.7 miles for a bird having length of minimum 21 cm from beak to tail (the size of a Starling). The document says that system should be capable of real time detection of all birds and display risk assessment of the airfield with respect to the flight path. It should also be able to analyze and display parameters like speed, heading, size and trajectory of the bird.
India will give priority to Indian Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM), and suppliers should be authorized Indian vendors.
