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India planning to develop AWAC system

FP Archives • June 19, 2012, 18:06:29 IST
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The AWACS from Israel are being procured under a 2003 deal worth $1.1 billion.

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New Delhi: India is planning to develop indigenous Airborne Warning and Control Systems (AWACS) aimed at boosting its air defence capabilities. The proposal to develop the indigenous system under project ‘AWACS-India’ will be sent for approval of Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) in a month or two, DRDO officials said in New Delhi.[caption id=“attachment_349664” align=“alignleft” width=“380” caption=“AWACS in air. Reuters”] ![](https://images.firstpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/AWACS_Reuters380.jpg "AWACS_Reuters380") [/caption] Under the project, high-calibre radars would be fitted on heavy-lift transport aircraft such as the IL-76 or Boeing. Presently, Indian Air Force (IAF) is operating three Phalcon AWACS procured from Israel. These AWACS are fitted on Russian-origin IL-76 transport aircraft. DRDO is also developing smaller version of the AWACS known as Air-borne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) systems. Under the AEW&C project, DRDO is fitting the radars and other aerial monitoring systems on Embraer jets procured from Brazil. Two of these fully functional system will be delivered to India by the end of this year, the officials said. Following a series of successful test flights, the antennas are now being mounted on the Embraer jets after which the system will be put through the final trials, they said. Besides detecting hostile combat aircraft in the air, AWACS is also used for detecting hostile missiles and other air-defence assets of the enemies. It can also help detect troop build-up across the border. The AWACS from Israel are being procured under a 2003 deal worth $1.1 billion. The AWACS have also participated in a number of major exercises, controlling the flight operations of the frontline fighter aircraft of the IAF. Plans are also anvil to link these AWACS with the military satellite to increase their range and effectiveness.

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