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First "Make in India" AEW&C aircraft handed over to Indian Air Force.
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First "Make in India" AEW&C aircraft handed over to Indian Air Force
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The first indigenous Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AEW&C) in IOC configuration has been handed over to the Indian Air Force (IAF), on 14th February during Aero India 2017 at Yelahanka Air base in Bengaluru.
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 IAF's first indigenous AEW&C aircraft unveiled at Aero India 2017(Credit: IAF) |
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IAF's new AEW&C aircraft is equipped with Active Electronically Scanned Radar, Secondary Surveillance Radar, Electronic and Communication Counter Measures, LOS (Line of Sight) and beyond LOS data link, voice communication system and self protection suite, built on an Embraer EMB-145 platform, having an air to air refueling capability to enhance surveillance time.
A Complex tactical software has been developed for fusion of information from the sensors, to provide the air situation picture along with intelligence to handle identification/classification threat assessment. Battle management functions are built in house to work as a network centric system of Integrated Air Command & Control System (IACCS) node. This system has been developed and evaluated through collaborative efforts between the country's Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and the IAF, with coordination for certification clearance and quality assurance by CEMILAC and DGAQA. The AEW&C system has undergone all weather and environmental trials and has been accepted by the IAF for induction. |
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