[1] Established in the mid-1980s under then R&AW's chief N. F. Suntook, the organisation, it is housed in the CGO complex in New Delhi.
ETS is believed to be involved in ELINT roles, not restricted but also includes jamming and spoofing - Electronic Warfare (EW).
ETS also involved in Electronic Surveillance Measures (ESMs), Telemetry (TELINT), Tracking and monitoring data links, interception and monitoring of navigation signals and other ELINT and EW methods.
[citation needed] The head of R&AW is designated "Secretary (R)" in the Cabinet Secretariat.
[citation needed] However exact nature of the operations conducted by the ETS is classified.