Agreement- L&T and Indian Army

Current Context: Indian army has given large contract to Engineering and construction giant Larsen & Toubro to setup advance IT enabled system.

• The system will be used to operate the armed forces network under the Network of Spectrum (NFS).
• The value of this agreement ranges between Rs 2,500 crore and Rs 5,000 crore.
• The system will be used to establish an unified network management system to manage, support and operate the countrywide Armed Forces Network under the NFS.
• The project involves creation of a centralised network monitoring, management and control system for all the seven layers under NFS which interconnects 414 Defence stations. It involves creation of a resilient Cloud-based IT infrastructure on Infrastructure as a service (IAAS) model.
• The project is to be implemented in 18 months followed by three years of warranty and seven years of Annual Maintenance Contract (AMC) during which L&T will provide managed maintenance services.

Static Part:

• HQ of L&T Technology Services (LTTS): Vadodara, Gujarat.
• CEO of L&T Technology Services (LTTS): Dr Keshab Panda.

Question:

Q.1 Indian army signed an agreement with which technology giant to build advance IT-enabled systemto to operate the Armed Forces network under the Network of Spectrum (NFS)?
a. L&T
b. TCS
c. Infosys
d. Wipro