India's ground-based VUHF Communication Jammer breaks cover

Bharat Electronics Limited unveiled a scale model of its new Ground Based Very-Ultra High Frequency Communication Jammer in Bangalore, India, on 20 January 2026. (Janes/Akhil Kadidal)

Details have emerged about Bharat Electronics Limited's (BEL's) new Ground Based Very-Ultra High Frequency (GBVU) Communication Jammer, with a company spokesperson telling Janes that the system is being delivered to the Indian Air Force (IAF).

The system is not only capable of intercepting, monitoring, and jamming adversarial communication signals in the 30–1,000 MHz frequency range but can also provide the range and bearing of the signal, allowing friendly combat units to lock on to the source, the spokesperson told Janes on 20 January during the 2026 International Electronic Warfare Conference – India, which was held in Bangalore.

BEL displayed a scale model of the jammer at the conference.

Development of the system began in 2010, according to the spokesperson. In June 2023, BEL announced a INR19.84 billion (USD216 million) contract for specialised systems and electronic warfare (EW) platforms, including multiple GBVU Communication Jammer systems.

“Deliveries of the system to the IAF are still in progress,” the spokesperson said, adding that details on the number of units under contract cannot be provided at this time due to confidentiality concerns.

Janes assesses that the mobile system is designed to be deployed along border areas.

System capabilities

A photo of the GBVU Communication Jammer on a BEL placard at the conference showed the system deployed on a 4×4 domestically produced Ashok Leyland Stallion truck. The placard indicates that the jammer has been included within the IAF's Integrated Air Command and Control System (IACCS).