NEW DELHI – -World- Indian Air Force gets a boost in aerial warfare againstPAF with induction of new AWACS system.
Indian Air Force has inducted the Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C)aircraft into its inventory on Wednesday.
The AEW&C aircraft was inducted during a ceremony held at Air ForceStation Bhisiana in Punjab. Air Marshal R Nambiar, Air OfficerCommanding-in-Chief, Western Air Command was chief guest at the event.
The AEW&C system has been developed by the Center of Airborne Systems inBengaluru with the help of Defence Research and Development Organization(DRDO).
Developed at a total cost of Rs 2,400 crore, the system has beenprogrammed to detect and classify aerial threats in the surveillance areaand acts as a Command base in support for all Air-Defence operations.
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The system has been integrated on the Brazilian-made Embraer-145 aircraftand holds a 240-degree coverage radar.
The multiple communications and data links present in the AEW&C system willprovide Recognizable Air Surveillance Picture to commanders at the GroundExploitation Stations.
