Indian Navy’s Radar Revolution: From MF-STAR to LR-MSR

 

Every modern navy knows a fundamental truth: a warship’s might is measured not merely by the missiles it carries but by the eyes that guide them. In the age of electronic warfare and stealth, victory belongs to the fleet that can see first, react faster, and strike with precision.

For over a decade, the Indian Navy’s most powerful surface combatants—its destroyers and advanced frigates—have relied on a radar of foreign origin: Israel’s EL/M-2248 MF-STAR. It has been the brain, the sentinel, and the first line of defense for India’s warships. But a quiet revolution is now underway. India is preparing to replace this foreign eye with one of its own creation—the Long-Range Multi-Function Surveillance Radar (LR-MSR), developed by DRDO and Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL).

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