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BEL Battle Field Surveillance Radar is documented in the equipment reference catalogue originating in India. It was built by Bharat Electronics Limited. Reported operators include Indonesia, Sudan, Mozambique.
IndiaBEL BFSR-SR with thermal imager — licensed photograph
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Bharat Electronics Limited
Electronics and Radar Development Establishment ( DRDO )
1400+
J band
Crawling Man : 700 m (0.43 mi) Walking Man : 3 km (1.9 mi) Group of people : 7 km (4.3 mi) Light Vehicles : 10 km (6.2 mi) Heavy Vehicles : 14 km (8.7 mi)
30-180°
-40 to +15°
±20 meters (66 ft)
80 W
PJT-531
Crawling man: 500 m Walking man: 2 km (1.2 mi) Group of people: 7 km (4.3 mi) Light vehicle: 10 km (6.2 mi) Heavy vehicle: 14 km (8.7 mi)
500 m
2 km (1.2 mi)
7 km (4.3 mi)
10 km (6.2 mi)
14 km (8.7 mi)
20m rms
50 m
0.9 m/s to 90 km/h
Indonesia – ~100 units.
Sudan – 10 units.
Mozambique – Bought for trials.
The PJT-531 Battle Field Surveillance Radar – Short Range (BFSR-SR) is a man portable 2D short-range battlefield and perimeter surveillance radar developed by the Indian Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). The BFSR has been designed by DRDO's Bengaluru -based laboratory, the Electronics and Radar Development Establishment (LRDE) and is being manufactured by Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL).
BFSR is a man portable , lightweight, battery operated, surveillance radar. Weighing around 30 kg, it can be carried and operated by two or three-man teams.
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Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 30 kg | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 30 kg | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
BEL Battle Field Surveillance Radar equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
IndiaLower-bound count for BEL Battle Field Surveillance Radar. Service scope: Indian Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 1400+. Origin: India. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2009), not the article revision. Cited source 2009-12-17. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Indonesia
Mozambique
Sudan
Vietnam