DRDO NETRA

For the unmanned aerial vehicle by DRDO, see DRDO Netra. For Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AEWACS), see DRDO AEW&CS.

NETRA (NEtworking TRaffic Analysis) is a software network developed by India's Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (CAIR), a Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) laboratory, and is used by the Intelligence Bureau, India's domestic intelligence agency,[1] and the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW), the country's external intelligence agency to intercept and analyse internet traffic using pre-defined filters.[2][3] The program was tested at smaller scales by various national security agencies, and is reported to be deployed nationwide as of 2022.[1][4]

  1. ^ a b "Government to launch 'Netra' for internet surveillance". The Economic Times. 16 December 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Home seeks system to intercept Net chatter". The Indian Express. 23 June 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Govt holds contest between two Internet spy systems". The Economic Times. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  4. ^ "Govt to launch internet spy system 'Netra' soon". The Times of India. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2014.