Rafael and BDL MoU on Anti-Torpedo Defence System for Indian Navy

On 4 February 2021, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) signed a MoU for joint induction of an Anti-Torpedo Defence System (SHADE) for the Indian Navy. The MoU was signed by Mr Eli Hefets, Rafael’s Corporate Regional Director for India and Mr NP Diwakar, Director (Technical), BDL, in the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.

SHADE will be the first system in the world to employ a combination of soft kill and hard kill decoys, thereby providing robust and effective defence against modern torpedoes.