The NC3I network links 51 naval and coast guard stations along India's coastline and islands. It provides these stations with coastal surveillance information from sensors like coastal radars and electro-optical cameras. The network is managed by the Information Management and Analysis Center (IMAC) in Gurgaon, which aggregates, correlates, and disseminates the sensor data to help identify threats. The NC3I network acts as the communication backbone for the planned National Maritime Domain Awareness project, which aims to enhance coastal security following the 2008 Mumbai attacks.

1. INDIAN NATIONAL COMMAND
CONTROL COMMUNICATIONS AND
INTELLIGENCE NETWORK (NC3I
NETWORK)
SAFEGUARDING INDIA
AGAINST ANOTHER 26/11!

2. Introduction
• The IMAC (Information Management & Analysis
Center) is the nodal center of the National
Command Control Communications and
Intelligence Network (NC3I Network), and is a
joint initiative of Indian Navy, Coast Guard and
Bharat Electronics Ltd to improve coastal
surveillance.

4. About NC3I
• The NC3I network links 51 Naval and Coast Guard stations, located along the
coast and on island territories.
• The network provides these stations coastal surveillance information obtained
from various sensors such as the coastal radar chain of the Indian Coast Guard
and automatic tracking systems as well as electro-optical cameras.
• The network rides on dedicated terrestrial data circuits, as well as, satellite
communication, which helps the stations in remote locations to be networked.
• The IMAC is the center where data from various sensors and databases is
aggregated, correlated and then disseminated to various stations for enhanced
awareness.
• The software on which the coastal surveillance will be carried out incorporates
hi-tech features like data fusion, correlation and decision support features thus
facilitating better decision making.

6. Communication Backbone
• The NC3I network has been integrated by Bangalore-
based BEL.
• Navy says that the project was sanctioned in 2012 is
presently fully functional.
• The NC3I network and IMAC are linked with the National
Maritime Domain Awareness (NMDA) project.
• In the NMDA project, the NC3I network will function as
the communication backbone and the IMAC will continue
to be the nodal center but will be rechristened as the
NMDA Centre.

8. Why NC3I?
• National Command Control Communication Intelligence
(NC3I) network can track 30,000-40,000 ships on a daily
basis.
• Taking feeds and inputs from multiple sources ranging
from coastal radars to satellites, the Information
Management and Analysis Centre (IMAC) at Gurgaon will
fuse, correlate and analyze them to assess threats at sea.
• The bigger plan is to go for the NMDA project, which is
now awaiting clearance from the Cabinet committee on
security.
• The NC3I will be the heart or backbone of the NMDA
project.

9. References
• http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/i
ndia/Naval-intelligence-network-
launch-
tomorrow/articleshow/45237364.cm
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• http://bel-india.com/

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