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Sputnik International
Updated Dec 18, 2020 | 11:10 IST
The IAF currently has two indigenously-built Netra and three Israeli-Russian-made PHALCON early warning aircraft as part of its arsenal. India s AEW&C system mounted on a Brazilian Embraer-145 jet. | Photo Credit: PTI
Key Highlights
In February 2017, the IAF formally inducted its first-ever surveillance aircraft
The technology can be used to detect and track multiple airborne targets simultaneously, swiftly identifying if they are adversarial or friendly, before initiating appropriate aerial or ground-based counter-measures
In a development that will be welcomed by the Indian Air Force, India s Defence Ministry, on Thursday, greenlit the development of six new Airborne Early Warning Control (AEW&C or AWACS) planes to be built by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). The AWACS will, reportedly, be fitted on modified Airbus A320 jets operated by the national carrier, Air India.